Where does “semicharacteristic” come from?
semicharacteristic (English) comes from English characteristic, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
semicharacteristic (English): A partial characteristic
Definitions
- A partial characteristic
Ancestry of “semicharacteristic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | characteristic | Being a distinguishing feature of a person or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χαρακτηριστικός | characteristic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαρακτηρίζω | to designate by a characteristic mark |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |