Where does “semiwoody” come from?
semiwoody (English) comes from English woody, from English Woodrow, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula — ingot.
semiwoody (English): Somewhat or partly woody
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly woody
Ancestry of “semiwoody”, step by step
semiwoody traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woody
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woody | Covered in woods; wooded; Belonging to the woods;... |
| 2 | English | Woodrow | for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood |
| 3 | English | rōw | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc |
| 4 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 5 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 6 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |