Where does “demilich” come from?

demilich (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.

demilich (English): A type of lich, a type of undead

Definitions

  1. A type of lich, a type of undead

Ancestry of “demilich”, step by step

demilich 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 lich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlichA corpse or dead body; A reanimated corpse or...
2Middle EnglishlichA body
3Old Englishlīċbody
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-