Where does “semiseparate” come from?
semiseparate (English) comes from English separate, from Middle English separat, from Latin sēparātus, from Latin sēparō, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
semiseparate (English): Partly separate
Definitions
- Partly separate
Ancestry of “semiseparate”, step by step
semiseparate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English separate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | separate | To divide (a thing) into separate parts |
| 2 | Middle English | separat | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēparātus | divided |
| 4 | Latin | sēparō | to divide, separate |
| 5 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |