Where does “semiatheist” come from?

semiatheist (English) comes from English atheist, from Middle French atheiste, from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

semiatheist (English): Somewhat or partially atheist

Definitions

  1. Somewhat or partially atheist

Ancestry of “semiatheist”, step by step

semiatheist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English atheist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishatheistA person who does not believe in deities; A...
2Middle Frenchatheisteatheist
3Latinatheosan atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped...
4Ancient Greekἄθεοςwithout gods; rejecting or disdaining the belief...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-