Where does “semimetallico” come from?
semimetallico (Italian) comes from Italian metallico, from Latin metallicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
semimetallico (Italian): semimetallic
Ancestry of “semimetallico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | metallico | metal , metallic |
| 2 | Latin | metallicus | yielding or abounding in metal; metallic; miner;... |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |