Where does “semidemiquaver” come from?
semidemiquaver (English) comes from English demiquaver, from English quaver, from Middle English quaveren, from Middle English -eren, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
semidemiquaver (English): A demisemiquaver; a thirty-second note
Definitions
- A demisemiquaver; a thirty-second note
Ancestry of “semidemiquaver”, step by step
semidemiquaver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demiquaver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demiquaver | A semiquaver, a sixteenth note |
| 2 | English | quaver | A trembling shake; A trembling of the voice, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | quaveren | To waver or vacillate |
| 4 | Middle English | -eren | A frequentative suffix forming verbs from other verbs or onomatopoeia, indicating repetition or continuity |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |