adjective/ˌsemiboˈkal/
semivocal
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs
Proto-Italic *wōks
Latin vōx
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin vōcālis
Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́φωνος (hēmĭ́phōnos)calq.
Late Latin sēmivōcālisbor.
Spanish semivocal
Borrowed from Late Latin sēmivōcālis. By surface analysis, semi- + vocal.
noun, feminine/ˌsemiboˈkal/plural: semivocales
semivowel
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs
Proto-Italic *wōks
Latin vōx
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin vōcālis
Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́φωνος (hēmĭ́phōnos)calq.
Late Latin sēmivōcālisbor.
Spanish semivocal
Borrowed from Late Latin sēmivōcālis. By surface analysis, semi- + vocal.