Where does “semitrivial” come from?

semitrivial (English) comes from English trivial, from Latin trivialis, from Latin trivius, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

semitrivial (English): semisystematic

Definitions

  1. semisystematic

Ancestry of “semitrivial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrivialIgnorable; of little significance or value;...
2Latintrivialiscommon, commonplace, ordinary, trivial
3Latintriviusof or belonging to crossroad temples
4Latintri-three, tri-
5Latintrēsthree; 3
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Italic trēsEvery word from Latin trēs
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