Where does “semimetalic” come from?

semimetalic (Romanian) comes from Romanian metalic, from Italian metallico, from Latin metallicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

semimetalic (Romanian): semimetallic

Definitions

  1. semimetallic

Ancestry of “semimetalic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmetalicmetallic
2Italianmetallicometal; metallic
3Latinmetallicusyielding or abounding in metal; metallic; miner;...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus
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