Where does “semiforeign” come from?
semiforeign (English) comes from English foreign, from Middle English foreyn, from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin foranus, from Latin forās, from Latin -ās, from Latin -ātis, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
semiforeign (English): Somewhat or partly foreign
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly foreign
Ancestry of “semiforeign”, step by step
semiforeign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foreign
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foreign | Located outside a country or place, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | foreyn | Nonlocal; not from or in one's town or immediate... |
| 3 | Old French | forain | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | foranus | outsider, outlander |
| 5 | Latin | forās | outside, outdoors (destination) |
| 6 | Latin | -ās | Used to form gentilic adjectives with the meaning "of/from" a country or place |
| 7 | Latin | -ātis | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |