Where does “semipermeably” come from?
semipermeably (English) comes from English semipermeable, from English permeable, from Middle French perméable, from Latin permeabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
semipermeably (English): In a semipermeable fashion
Definitions
- In a semipermeable fashion
Ancestry of “semipermeably”, step by step
semipermeably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semipermeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semipermeable | Permeable to some things and not to others, as a... |
| 2 | English | permeable | that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids |
| 3 | Middle French | perméable | — |
| 4 | Latin | permeabilis | passable; permeable |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |