polisemo

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολύς (polús)
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 πολύσημος (polúsēmos)bor.
Latin polysēmuslbor.
Italian polisemo

    Learned borrowing from Latin polysēmus, from Ancient Greek πολύσημος (polúsēmos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /po.liˈsɛ.mo/
    • Rhymes: -ɛmo
    • Hyphenation: po‧li‧sè‧mo

    Adjective

    polisemo (feminine polisema, masculine plural polisemi, feminine plural poliseme)

    1. (rare) synonym of polisemico

    Further reading

    • “polisèmo” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
    • “polisèmo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
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