Where does “demigenus” come from?

demigenus (English) comes from English demi, from Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dīmidius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.

demigenus (English): The minimal integer n such that the given graph can be drawn without crossing itself on a sphere with n cross-caps

Definitions

  1. The minimal integer n such that the given graph can be drawn without crossing itself on a sphere with n cross-caps

Ancestry of “demigenus”, step by step

demigenus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English demi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdemiAlternative spelling of demy; A fifty pence...
2Middle Englishdemihalf, half-sized, partial
3Anglo-Normandemihalf
4Latindīmidiushalf
5Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus
8Proto-Italicstlokos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via English genus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenusA category in the classification of organisms,...
2Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
3Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-
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