Where does “seeming” come from?
Seeming derives from English seem, from Middle English semen, from Latin semen meaning seed, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- and sem-.
seeming (English): present participle of seem; Appearing to the eye...
Definitions
- present participle of seem; Appearing to the eye...
Ancestry of “seeming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |