Where does “semiseafaring” come from?
semiseafaring (English) comes from English seafaring, from English sea, from Middle English see, from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
semiseafaring (English): Somewhat or partly seafaring
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly seafaring
Ancestry of “semiseafaring”, step by step
semiseafaring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seafaring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seafaring | Living one's life at sea; Fit to travel on the... |
| 2 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 3 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 4 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |