Where does “semihostile” come from?

semihostile (English) comes from English hostile, from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

semihostile (English): Somewhat or partly hostile

Definitions

  1. Somewhat or partly hostile

Ancestry of “semihostile”, step by step

semihostile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hostile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhostileNot friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing...
2Middle Frenchhostile—
3Latinhostīlishostile
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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 -lós →