Where does “semihydrate” come from?

semihydrate (English) comes from English hydrate, from French hydraté, from French -ate, 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.

semihydrate (English): hemihydrate

Definitions

  1. hemihydrate

Ancestry of “semihydrate”, step by step

semihydrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrateA solid compound containing or linked to water...
2Frenchhydratépast participle of hydrater
3French-ateate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

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 -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →
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