Where does “semihallucinatory” come from?
semihallucinatory (English) comes from English hallucinatory, from English hallucinate, from Latin hallucinatus, from Latin alucinatus, from Latin alucinor, from Ancient Greek ἀλύω — to wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,...
semihallucinatory (English): Somewhat hallucinatory
Definitions
- Somewhat hallucinatory
Ancestry of “semihallucinatory”, step by step
semihallucinatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hallucinatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hallucinatory | Partaking of, or tending to produce,... |
| 2 | English | hallucinate | To seem to perceive things which are not really... |
| 3 | Latin | hallucinatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | alucinatus | hallucinated, experiencing hallucinations |
| 5 | Latin | alucinor | I wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dream |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλύω | to wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,... |