Where does “semislug” come from?

semislug (English) comes from English slug, from Middle English slugge, from Old English *sliċ, from Proto-Germanic *sliki, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

semislug (English): A land gastropod whose shell is too small to...

Definitions

  1. A land gastropod whose shell is too small to...

Ancestry of “semislug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslugAny of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod...
2Middle Englishsluggelazy person
3Old English*sliċ—
4Proto-Germanic*sliki—
5Proto-Germanic*slikiz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
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