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Where does “seminatural” come from?

seminatural (English) comes from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

seminatural (English): Partly or somewhat natural

Definitions

  1. Partly or somewhat natural

Ancestry of “seminatural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaturalThat exists and evolved within the confines of an...
2Middle Englishnaturalintrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to...
3Old Frenchnaturalnatural
4Latinnātūrālis—
5Latinnātūra—
6Latinnātus—
7Latingnātus—
8Proto-Italicgnātos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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