"-semous" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σημαίνω (sēmaínō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -σημος (-sēmos)bor. Latin -sēmus English -semous Adapted borrowing of Latin -sēmus + -ous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|la:-sēmus<ety:bor<grc:-σημος<ety:af<σημαίνω><-ος<id:adjective>>>>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek σημαίνω (sēmaínō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -σημος (-sēmos)bor. Latin -sēmus English -semous [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "σημαίνω", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-σημος", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-sēmus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-semous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-semous">, {{af|en|la:-sēmus|-ous|type=adap}} Adapted borrowing of Latin -sēmus + -ous, {{ety|en|:af|la:-sēmus<ety:bor<grc:-σημος<ety:af<σημαίνω><-ος<id:adjective>>>>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *dʰyeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *tsā́mə? Ancient Greek σῆμᾰ (sêmă) Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Proto-Indo-European *-n̥yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Proto-Indo-European *-m̥yeti Proto-Hellenic *-əňňō Ancient Greek -αίνω (-aínō) Ancient Greek σημαίνω (sēmaínō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -σημος (-sēmos)bor. Latin -sēmus English -semous Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} -semous (adjective-forming suffix)
  1. Having a specified number or type of meanings. Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): -sème (French), -sem (German), -semo (Italian)
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