Where does “semistuporous” come from?
semistuporous (English) comes from English stuporous, from English stupor, from Latin stupor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
semistuporous (English): Somewhat or partly stuporous
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly stuporous
Ancestry of “semistuporous”, step by step
semistuporous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stuporous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stuporous | having slow or confused reactions, as if in a... |
| 2 | English | stupor | A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility;... |
| 3 | Latin | stupor | numbness, torpor; stupefaction; stupidity |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |