Is 'same' English, or is it actually Sanskrit?

'Same' is a word borrowed from Sanskrit 'sama'. The word entered the English language some time around the 13th century.

same [adjective] [13th century]

• resembling in every relevant respect
• conforming in every respect
• used with 'as'
• being one without addition, change, or discontinuance
• identical
• being the one under discussion or already referred to

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Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse 'samr;' akin to Old High German 'sama' same, Latin 'simulis' like, 'simul' together, at the same time, 'similis' like, 'sem-' one, Greek 'homos' same, 'hama' together, 'hen-, heis' one

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