Roots/*sem-₂sem-₂“one, same, together”Widely acceptednumberunitySource of Latin simul, similis, English same, similar, simple, simultaneousRoot for oneness/sameness, yielding Latin similis and English same, similar, simple, simultaneous.Related Rootsdéḱm̥“ten, a decade”del-“to count, recount, tell”délh₁-“to recount, to count, to tell”h₁newn̥“nine, the number nine”ḱm̥tóm“hundred, ten tens”penkʷe“five, the number five”sem-“one, together”sem-bʰl-“together, assembled”related entrySee also: sem-2 origin