Where does “semicircularly” come from?
semicircularly (English) comes from English semicircular, from English circular, from Middle English circuler, from Old French circulier, from Latin circulāris, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
semicircularly (English): Done in a semicircular manner
Definitions
- Done in a semicircular manner
Ancestry of “semicircularly”, step by step
semicircularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semicircular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semicircular | In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle |
| 2 | English | circular | Of or relating to a circle; In the shape of, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | circuler | — |
| 4 | Old French | circulier | — |
| 5 | Latin | circulāris | circular, round |
| 6 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |