Where does “semiperspicuous” come from?
semiperspicuous (English) comes from English perspicuous, from Latin perspicuus, from Latin perspiciō, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
semiperspicuous (English): Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid
Definitions
- Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid
Ancestry of “semiperspicuous”, step by step
semiperspicuous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perspicuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perspicuous | Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid; Of... |
| 2 | Latin | perspicuus | transparent, clear; evident, manifest,... |
| 3 | Latin | perspiciō | to see through something |
| 4 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |