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Where does “semiconscious” come from?

semiconscious (English) comes from English conscious, from Latin conscius, from Latin consciō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

semiconscious (English): Neither fully conscious nor unconscious,...

Definitions

  1. Neither fully conscious nor unconscious,...

Ancestry of “semiconscious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconsciousAlert, awake; with one's mental faculties active;...
2Latinconsciusconscious; aware , privy; guilty
3Latinconsciō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “semiconscious”

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