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Where does “semicatatonic” come from?

semicatatonic (English) comes from English catatonic, from French catatonique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

semicatatonic (English): In a state partially resembling catatonia

Definitions

  1. In a state partially resembling catatonia

Ancestry of “semicatatonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatatonicOf, relating to, or suffering from catatonia;...
2Frenchcatatoniquecatatonic
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-ique—
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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