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Where does “ἡμῐ-” come from?

ἡμῐ- (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

ἡμῐ- (Ancient Greek): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “ἡμῐ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

Words derived from “ἡμῐ-”

  • hemisphere
  • migraine
  • hemispheric
  • hemispherical
  • hemiparesis
  • hemicellulose
  • hemiarthroplasty
  • interhemispheric
  • hemiplegic
  • hemistich
  • hemithorax
  • hemispherectomy
  • hemianopsia
  • hemicrania
  • hemivertebra
  • migrainous
  • hemidiaphragm
  • hemifacial
  • hemihedral
  • hemifield
  • hemizygous
  • hemiblock
  • hemihydrate
  • hemiacetal
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