Where does “semihastate” come from?
semihastate (English) comes from English hastate, from Middle English hastate, from Latin hastātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
semihastate (English): Hastate on one side only
Definitions
- Hastate on one side only
Ancestry of “semihastate”, step by step
semihastate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hastate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hastate | Of or pertaining to a spear; Shaped similarly to... |
| 2 | Middle English | hastate | — |
| 3 | Latin | hastātus | armed with a spear |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |