Where does “semirandomly” come from?
semirandomly (English) comes from English randomly, from English random, from English randon, from Middle English randoun, from Old French randon, from Old French randir, from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō — to move, to stir.
semirandomly (English): In a semirandom manner
Definitions
- In a semirandom manner
Ancestry of “semirandomly”, step by step
semirandomly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English randomly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | randomly | In a random manner; By random access; at any... |
| 2 | English | random | A roving motion; course without definite... |
| 3 | English | randon | Obsolete form of random |
| 4 | Middle English | randoun | Force, magnitude, haste, intensity; Something... |
| 5 | Old French | randon | rapidity |
| 6 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 7 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |