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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecentHaving happened a short while ago; Up-to-date;...
2Frenchrécentrecent
3Spanishrecienterecent
4Italianrecenterecent
5Latinrecēns—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
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