Where does “ἥμισος” come from?
ἥμισος (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς, from Ancient Greek ἡμι-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.
Ancestry of “ἥμισος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἥμισυς | half |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡμι- | half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi | half; partially |