Etymology

semisupination

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Today it means: The position of the forearm wherein the thumb is pointing upwards. Full definition →

English supination ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishsupination
  6. English todaysemisupination

From semi- + supination.

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