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semese
Semese comes from Latin sēmēsus ‘half-eaten’, from edō ‘to eat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ed-‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁édti‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*edō‘to eat’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEedō‘to eat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsus‘eaten’perfect passive participle of edō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēmēsus‘half-eaten’
- Englishearliest quotation 1859semese
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ed-‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁édti‘to eat’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*edō‘to eat’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEedō‘to eat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēsus‘eaten’perfect passive participle of edō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēmēsus‘half-eaten’
- Englishearliest quotation 1859semese
Earliest quotation: 1859, Frederic William Farrar, chapter VII: The Scorn of Scorn: “Ha, ha, ha!” said Bruce. “No; they’re sons of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‘to eat’
eating, anna, ana, fret, anodyne, esca, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti ‘to eat’
eat, et, ent, etch, phage, 10 more
through Latin edō ‘to eat’
Today it means
adj Half-eaten.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- / semese