Where does “Semi-Bantu” come from?

Semi-Bantu (English) comes from English semi, from English semi-, from Latin sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

Semi-Bantu (English): An ethnolinguistic grouping of inhabitants of the Western grassfields of Cameroon whose languages share certain characteristics with the Bantu language family

Definitions

  1. An ethnolinguistic grouping of inhabitants of the Western grassfields of Cameroon whose languages share certain characteristics with the Bantu language family

Ancestry of “Semi-Bantu”, step by step

Semi-Bantu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

via English bantu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbantuA member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language
2Proto-Bantubàntʊ̀plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi →Every word from English semi- →Every word from English semi →