Where does “semiplausible” come from?
semiplausible (English) comes from English plausible, from Latin plausibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
semiplausible (English): Somewhat plausible
Definitions
- Somewhat plausible
Ancestry of “semiplausible”, step by step
semiplausible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plausible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plausible | Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or... |
| 2 | Latin | plausibilis | plausible; praiseworthy; acceptable |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |