Where does “semihomemade” come from?

semihomemade (English) comes from English homemade, from English made, from Middle English made, from Old English macode, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.

semihomemade (English): Partially homemade

Definitions

  1. Partially homemade

Ancestry of “semihomemade”, step by step

semihomemade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English homemade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomemadeMade at home; Made by oneself; In a simple style...
2EnglishmadeA grub or maggot; simple past tense and past...
3Middle EnglishmadeAlternative form of madde; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishmacode
5Old Englishmacianto make
6Emilianmâciaspot, stain
7LatinMacula
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-
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