Where does “semi-homemade” come from?
semi-homemade (English) comes from English homemade, from English made, from Middle English made, from Old English macode, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.
semi-homemade (English): Constructed at home, using a commercial product...
Definitions
- Constructed at home, using a commercial product...
Ancestry of “semi-homemade”, step by step
semi-homemade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homemade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homemade | Made at home; Made by oneself; In a simple style... |
| 2 | English | made | A grub or maggot; simple past tense and past... |
| 3 | Middle English | made | Alternative form of madde; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | macode | — |
| 5 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 6 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 7 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |