Etymology

semi-deponent

Today it means: Of a verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent. Full definition →

English deponent ← Latin dēpōnēns ← Proto-Italic *pozinō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*de
  6. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  7. Proto-Italic*dē
  8. Latindē
  9. Latindē-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  13. Proto-Italic*po
  14. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  16. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  18. Proto-Italic*sinō
  19. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  20. Latinpōnō
  21. Latindēpōnō
  22. Latindēpōnēns
  23. Englishdeponent
  24. English todaysemi-deponent

From semi- + deponent.

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