Where does “semifamous” come from?
semifamous (English) comes from English famous, from Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin famosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.
semifamous (English): Somewhat famous
Ancestry of “semifamous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | famous | Well known; In the public eye; To make famous; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | famous | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | famous | — |
| 4 | Latin | famosus | famed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous;... |
| 5 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 6 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 7 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 8 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |