adjective

1. being the very one; identical
2. alike in kind, quality, amount, or degree; corresponding: often prefixed to nouns or past participles to form adjectives
3. unchanged; not different to look the same as ever
4. before-mentioned; just spoken of

Etymology: ME < ON samr, akin to Goth sama, OHG samo, OE same < IE *som-, var. of base *sem-, one, together, with > Sans saṃ, Gr homōs, alike, L simul, at the same time, similis, like

pronoun

adverb