Where does “semidivided” come from?
semidivided (English) comes from English divided, from Middle English dividen, from Latin divido, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
semidivided (English): Partly divided
Definitions
- Partly divided
Ancestry of “semidivided”, step by step
semidivided traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English divided
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divided | simple past tense and past participle of divide;... |
| 2 | Middle English | dividen | — |
| 3 | Latin | divido | I divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |