Where does “semirecent” come from?

semirecent (English) comes from English recent, from French récent, from Spanish reciente, from Italian recente, from Latin recēns, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

semirecent (English): Somewhat recent; neither very recent nor very...

Definitions

  1. Somewhat recent; neither very recent nor very...

Ancestry of “semirecent”, step by step

semirecent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecentHaving happened a short while ago; Up-to-date;...
2Frenchrécentrecent
3Spanishrecienterecent
4Italianrecenterecent
5Latinrecēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin recēns →Every word from Italian recente →