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Where does “semiconjugate” come from?

semiconjugate (English) comes from English conjugate, from Latin coniugatus, from Latin coniugō, from Latin coniunx, from Latin coniūngō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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Ancestry of “semiconjugate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconjugateTo inflect for each person, in order, for one or...
2Latinconiugatusunited
3Latinconiugō—
4Latinconiunxspouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wife
5Latinconiūngō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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