Where does “semisuffix” come from?

semisuffix (English) comes from English suffix, from Latin suffixus, from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

semisuffix (English): Synonym of suffixoid

Definitions

  1. Synonym of suffixoid

Ancestry of “semisuffix”, step by step

semisuffix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English suffix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuffixA morpheme added at the end of a word to modify...
2Latinsuffixusfastened
3LatinsuffigoI fasten or fix onto
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →