Where does “semiregularly” come from?
semiregularly (English) comes from English semiregular, from English regular, from Middle English reguler, from Middle French regulier, from French régulier, from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
semiregularly (English): In a semiregular manner
Definitions
- In a semiregular manner
Ancestry of “semiregularly”, step by step
semiregularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semiregular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semiregular | Somewhat regular; occasional; Whose regular open... |
| 2 | English | regular | Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic... |
| 3 | Middle English | reguler | — |
| 4 | Middle French | regulier | — |
| 5 | French | régulier | regular; dependable; legitimate |
| 6 | Old French | reguler | conforming to Chrisitan law |
| 7 | Latin | rēgulāris | ductile (able to be formed into a bar) |
| 8 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 9 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |