Where does “semiprecocial” come from?
semiprecocial (English) comes from English precocial, from Latin praecocia, from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον, from Latin persicum, from Latin Persae — inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative...
semiprecocial (English): nidicolous but otherwise precocial
Definitions
- nidicolous but otherwise precocial
Ancestry of “semiprecocial”, step by step
semiprecocial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precocial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precocial | Hatched from the egg already covered in down and... |
| 2 | Latin | praecocia | nominative neuter plural of praecox; accusative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πραικόκιον | apricot |
| 4 | Latin | persicum | peach |
| 5 | Latin | Persae | inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative... |