Where does “semiorbicular” come from?
semiorbicular (English) comes from English orbicular, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
semiorbicular (English): Having the shape of a half orb or sphere
Definitions
- Having the shape of a half orb or sphere
Ancestry of “semiorbicular”, step by step
semiorbicular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orbicular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orbicular | Circular or spherical in shape; round |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |