Where does “semitragic” come from?
semitragic (English) comes from English tragic, from French tragique, from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek τραγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
semitragic (English): Having certain elements of tragedy
Definitions
- Having certain elements of tragedy
Ancestry of “semitragic”, step by step
semitragic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tragic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tragic | Causing great sadness or suffering; Relating to... |
| 2 | French | tragique | tragic |
| 3 | Latin | tragicus | tragic; Relating to tragedy or to a tragic drama;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραγικός | of or relating to tragedy; tragikos |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |