English
semita
Semita comes from Latin semita ‘a path’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *sēmitā.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sēmitāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsemita‘a path’
- Englishtodaysemita
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sēmitāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsemita‘a path’
- Englishtodaysemita
Linked words
through Latin semita ‘a path’
Today it means
noun A fasciole of a spatangoid sea urchin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *sēmitā / semita