Where does “semiquinquefid” come from?
semiquinquefid (English) comes from English quinquefid, from Latin quinquefidus, from Latin -fidus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
semiquinquefid (English): Somewhat or partly quinquefid
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly quinquefid
Ancestry of “semiquinquefid”, step by step
semiquinquefid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quinquefid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quinquefid | Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base... |
| 2 | Latin | quinquefidus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -fidus | fid, forming adjectives meaning "cleft" or "split" |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |