Where does “semiliquid” come from?

semiliquid (English) comes from English liquid, from Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus, from Latin liqueō, from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

semiliquid (English): Having properties intermediate between those of a...

Definitions

  1. Having properties intermediate between those of a...

Ancestry of “semiliquid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliquidA substance that is flowing, and keeping no...
2Middle Englishliquideliquid; fluid, flowing, unconstrained
3Old Frenchliquideliquid
4Latinliquidusliquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,...
5Latinliqueōto be liquid, fluid
6Proto-Italicwlikʷēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ-