Where does “semivisible” come from?
semivisible (English) comes from English visible, from Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Latin vīsibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
semivisible (English): Only partly visible
Definitions
- Only partly visible
Ancestry of “semivisible”, step by step
semivisible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English visible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visible | Able to be seen |
| 2 | Middle English | visible | — |
| 3 | Old French | visible | visible (able to be seen) |
| 4 | Latin | vīsibilis | that may be seen, visible |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |