Where does “semiphilosophic” come from?
semiphilosophic (English) comes from English philosophic, from Middle English philosophik, from Latin philosophicus, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “semiphilosophic”, step by step
semiphilosophic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English philosophic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | philosophic | Synonym of philosophical |
| 2 | Middle English | philosophik | — |
| 3 | Latin | philosophicus | philosophical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφικός | philosophical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |