Where does “semisuccessful” come from?

semisuccessful (English) comes from English successful, from English success, from Italian successo, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

semisuccessful (English): Somewhat or partly successful

Definitions

  1. Somewhat or partly successful

Ancestry of “semisuccessful”, step by step

semisuccessful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English successful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuccessfulResulting in success; assuring, or promoting,...
2EnglishsuccessThe achievement of one's aim or goal; Financial...
3Italiansuccessosuccess
4Latinsuccessuscourse, flow (of time), approach
5Latinsuccēdere
6Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
7Proto-Italicsupounder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

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 Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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