Etymology

semirealism

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Today it means: A semirealistic approach in art, philosophy, etc.; partial realism. Full definition →

English realism ← Middle English real ← Old French ree
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  7. Proto-Italic*reis
  8. Classical Latinrēs
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Late Latinreālis
  12. Old Frenchree
  13. Middle Englishreal
  14. Englishreal
  15. Englishrealism
  16. English todaysemirealism

From semi- + realism.

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