Where does “ἥμισος” come from?

ἥμισος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς, from Ancient Greek ἡμι-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

ἥμισος (Ancient Greek): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “ἥμισος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥμισυςhalf
2Ancient Greekἡμι-half
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἡμι-Every word from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς