Where does “semiauxiliary” come from?
semiauxiliary (English) comes from English auxiliary, from Latin auxiliārius, from Latin auxilium, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
semiauxiliary (English): Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary...
Definitions
- Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary...
Ancestry of “semiauxiliary”, step by step
semiauxiliary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auxiliary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auxiliary | Helping; giving assistance or support;... |
| 2 | Latin | auxiliārius | auxiliaries (troops) |
| 3 | Latin | auxilium | help, aid; antidote, remedy |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |