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Where does “semiclassically” come from?

semiclassically (English) comes from English semiclassical, from English classical, 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.

semiclassically (English): In semiclassical terms

Definitions

  1. In semiclassical terms

Ancestry of “semiclassically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiclassicalDescribing classical music of broad, popular...
2EnglishclassicalOf or relating to the first class or rank,...
3EnglishclassicOf or relating to the first class or rank,...
4Frenchclassiqueclassic; classical; classic, a classic work of...
5LatinclassicusPertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:...
6Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
7Proto-Italicklāssis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →