Where does “semisommergibile” come from?
semisommergibile (Italian) comes from Italian sommergibile, from Italian -ibile, from Latin -ibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
semisommergibile (Italian): semisubmersible
Definitions
- semisubmersible
Ancestry of “semisommergibile”, step by step
semisommergibile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sommergibile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sommergibile | submersible; submarine, submersible |
| 2 | Italian | -ibile | -ible, -able |
| 3 | Latin | -ibilis | -able; able or worthy to be |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via Italian semi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | semi | plural of seme |