Where does “polisemico” come from?

polisemico (Italian) comes from Italian semico, from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

polisemico (Italian): polysemous

Definitions

  1. polysemous

Ancestry of “polisemico”, step by step

polisemico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian semico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansemicosemic
2Italian-ico-ic
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

via Spanish polisemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpolisemiapolysemy
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Italian -ico →