Where does “semibold” come from?

semibold (English) comes from English bold, from Middle English bold, from Old English bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

semibold (English): Having a typeface that has thicker than usual...

Definitions

  1. Having a typeface that has thicker than usual...

Ancestry of “semibold”, step by step

semibold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboldA dwelling; habitation; building; Courageous,...
2Middle Englishbold—
3Old EnglishbaldAlternative form of beald
4Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
5Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

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 bʰōl- →