Where does “clairsemé” come from?
clairsemé (French) comes from French clair, from Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
clairsemé (French): scattered
Definitions
- scattered
Ancestry of “clairsemé”, step by step
clairsemé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French clair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clair | clear; light; clearly |
| 2 | Middle French | cler | bright, well-lit, not dark; clear |
| 3 | Old French | cler | bright, well-lit, not dark; clear |
| 4 | Latin | clārus | clear, bright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via French semé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | semé | dotted, riddled; sprinkled or sown; said of a... |