Where does “semipatriotic” come from?
semipatriotic (English) comes from English patriotic, from French patriotique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
semipatriotic (English): Partially patriotic
Definitions
- Partially patriotic
Ancestry of “semipatriotic”, step by step
semipatriotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English patriotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patriotic | Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of... |
| 2 | French | patriotique | patriotic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |