Where does “semiample” come from?
semiample (English) comes from English ample, from Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Old French ample, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
semiample (English): Having a positive multiple that is generated by...
Definitions
- Having a positive multiple that is generated by...
Ancestry of “semiample”, step by step
semiample traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ample
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ample | Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ample | ample, copious, profuse |
| 3 | Middle French | ample | — |
| 4 | Old French | ample | — |
| 5 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |