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
- Somewhat or partially deific
Ancestry of “semideific”, step by step
semideific traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deific
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deific | divine, of or relating to a deity or deities |
| 2 | Middle French | déifique | — |
| 3 | Latin | deificus | rendering god-like, making divine, deific |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |