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
Ancestry of “semivolatile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | volatile | Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal... |
| 2 | Middle French | volatile | — |
| 3 | Latin | volātilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |