Where does “semievergreen” come from?
semievergreen (English) comes from English evergreen, from English Green, from Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
semievergreen (English): Losing all of the leaves in winter only if it is...
Definitions
- Losing all of the leaves in winter only if it is...
Ancestry of “semievergreen”, step by step
semievergreen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evergreen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evergreen | Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed... |
| 2 | English | Green | Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green... |
| 3 | Middle English | grene | green |
| 4 | Old English | grēne | green |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |