Where does “semivolatile” come from?

semivolatile (English) comes from English volatile, from Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

semivolatile (English): Partially volatile

Definitions

  1. Partially volatile

Ancestry of “semivolatile”, step by step

semivolatile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English volatile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolatileEvaporating or vaporizing readily under normal...
2Middle Frenchvolatile—
3Latinvolātilisflying, winged
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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 -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin volātilis →
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