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Where does “metasemiotic” come from?

metasemiotic (English) comes from English semiotic, from French sémiotique, from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός, from Ancient Greek σημειόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

metasemiotic (English): Relating to metasemiotics

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  1. Relating to metasemiotics

Ancestry of “metasemiotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemioticOf or relating to semiotics or to semantics; Of...
2Frenchsémiotique—
3Ancient Greekσημειωτικόςfitted for marking, portending; observant of...
4Ancient Greekσημειόωto mark, stamp; to seal; to signal
5Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
6Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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