Where does “semifertile” come from?

semifertile (English) comes from English fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

semifertile (English): Partially fertile

Definitions

  1. Partially fertile

Ancestry of “semifertile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfertilecapable of growing abundant crops; productive;...
2Old Frenchfertile—
3Latinfertilisfruitful, fertile; productive
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin fertilis →