Where does “semiclassic” come from?
semiclassic (English) comes from English classic, from French classique, from Latin classicus, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
semiclassic (English): semiclassical; A semiclassical work
Definitions
- semiclassical; A semiclassical work
Ancestry of “semiclassic”, step by step
semiclassic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English classic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | classic | Of or relating to the first class or rank,... |
| 2 | French | classique | classic; classical; classic, a classic work of... |
| 3 | Latin | classicus | Pertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:... |
| 4 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |