Where does “semiglobose” come from?
semiglobose (English) comes from English globose, from Latin globosus, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
semiglobose (English): semiglobular
Ancestry of “semiglobose”, step by step
semiglobose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English globose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | globose | Having a globular form |
| 2 | Latin | globosus | spherical, globular |
| 3 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English semi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | semi | A semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a... |
| 2 | English | semi- | half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,... |
| 3 | Latin | sēmi- | half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi | half; partially |