Where does “semiclause” come from?
semiclause (English) comes from English clause, from French clause, from German Klausel, from Spanish cláusula, from Portuguese cláusula, from Italian clausola, from Latin clausula, from Latin -ula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
semiclause (English): A partial clause; part of a clause
Definitions
- A partial clause; part of a clause
Ancestry of “semiclause”, step by step
semiclause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clause | A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and... |
| 2 | French | clause | clause |
| 3 | German | Klausel | term; clause |
| 4 | Spanish | cláusula | clause |
| 5 | Portuguese | cláusula | clause |
| 6 | Italian | clausola | clause, codicil |
| 7 | Latin | clausula | conclusion, close, end; the close of a period;... |
| 8 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |