Where does “seminude” come from?

seminude (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nude, from English nude, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

seminude (Portuguese): a sexually provocative photograph that does not show intimate parts

Definitions

  1. a sexually provocative photograph that does not show intimate parts

Ancestry of “seminude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenudenude
2EnglishnudeWithout clothing or other covering of the skin;...
3Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
4Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →