Where does “semisaturation” come from?

semisaturation (English) comes from English saturation, from Late Latin saturatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

semisaturation (English): half-saturation

Definitions

  1. half-saturation

Ancestry of “semisaturation”, step by step

semisaturation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English saturation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaturationThe act of saturating or the process of being...
2Late Latinsaturatio
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξ