Where does “semiligneous” come from?
semiligneous (English) comes from English ligneous, from Latin ligneus, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
semiligneous (English): Half or partially ligneous
Definitions
- Half or partially ligneous
Ancestry of “semiligneous”, step by step
semiligneous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ligneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ligneous | Of, or resembling wood; woody; Containing lignin... |
| 2 | Latin | ligneus | Of wood—wooden; Similar in texture to wood—woody |
| 3 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 4 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |