Where does “semideific” come from?

semideific (English) comes from English deific, from Middle French déifique, from Latin deificus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

semideific (English): Somewhat or partially deific

Definitions

  1. Somewhat or partially deific

Ancestry of “semideific”, step by step

semideific traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deific

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeificdivine, of or relating to a deity or deities
2Middle Frenchdéifique
3Latindeificusrendering god-like, making divine, deific
4Latinfaciōto do
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōriusory
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor