Where does “semiconvective” come from?
semiconvective (English) comes from English convective, from English convect, from English convection, from Latin convectionem, from Latin convectus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.
semiconvective (English): Partially convective; Of or pertaining to...
Definitions
- Partially convective; Of or pertaining to...
Ancestry of “semiconvective”, step by step
semiconvective traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English convective
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convective | Of, pertaining to, or employing convection;... |
| 2 | English | convect | To carry or convey; to move upward through a... |
| 3 | English | convection | The process of conveying something; The... |
| 4 | Latin | convectionem | — |
| 5 | Latin | convectus | carried (to a place), having been carried (to a place) |
| 6 | Latin | conveho | I carry; I collect or gather; I harvest |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 16 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |