Where does “semiaffordable” come from?
semiaffordable (English) comes from English affordable, from English afford, from Middle English afforthen, from Middle English iforthen, from Old English ġeforþian, from Old English forþian, from Old English forþon, from Old English fōr — passed , crossed.
semiaffordable (English): Expensive but affordable if one stretches one's resources
Definitions
- Expensive but affordable if one stretches one's resources
Ancestry of “semiaffordable”, step by step
semiaffordable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English affordable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | affordable | Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably... |
| 2 | English | afford | To incur, stand, or bear without serious... |
| 3 | Middle English | afforthen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | iforthen | — |
| 5 | Old English | ġeforþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 6 | Old English | forþian | to further, accomplish, afford |
| 7 | Old English | forþon | because, since |
| 8 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |