Where does “semimodal” come from?
semimodal (English) comes from English modal, from Middle French modal, from Latin modalis, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
semimodal (English): Having only some of the characteristics of the...
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- Having only some of the characteristics of the...
Ancestry of “semimodal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | modal | of, or relating to a mode or modus; of, relating... |
| 2 | Middle French | modal | — |
| 3 | Latin | modalis | pertaining to a mode |
| 4 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |