Where does “semiupright” come from?
semiupright (English) comes from English upright, from Middle English upright, from Old English upriht, from Old English riht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
semiupright (English): Partially upright or erect
Definitions
- Partially upright or erect
Ancestry of “semiupright”, step by step
semiupright traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English upright
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | upright | Vertical; erect; Greater in height than breadth;... |
| 2 | Middle English | upright | — |
| 3 | Old English | upriht | upright, erect |
| 4 | Old English | riht | straight; right, true, correct; rightful,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |