semivocalic

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What does semivocalic mean?

Of or pertaining to a semivowel.

Where does semivocalic come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English semivocalic From semi- + vocalic.

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