Where does “semidomical” come from?
semidomical (English) comes from English domical, from English dome, from Old English dema, from French dème, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
semidomical (English): In the shape of a half-dome
Definitions
- In the shape of a half-dome
Ancestry of “semidomical”, step by step
semidomical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English domical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | domical | Of, pertaining to, resembling or having a dome |
| 2 | English | dome | a structural element resembling the hollow upper... |
| 3 | Old English | dema | judge |
| 4 | French | dème | deme |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |