Where does “Semi-Saxon” come from?
Semi-Saxon (English) comes from English Saxon, from Latin Saxō, from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
Semi-Saxon (English): half Saxon; applied to the language intermediate...
Definitions
- half Saxon; applied to the language intermediate...
Ancestry of “Semi-Saxon”, step by step
Semi-Saxon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Saxon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Saxon | A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that... |
| 2 | Latin | Saxō | A person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons |
| 3 | French | saxophone | saxophone; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |