Where does “hemicarbonic acid” come from?

hemicarbonic acid (English) comes from English hemi-, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- — half.

hemicarbonic acid (English): carbonic acid represented as a hydroxy carboxylic...

Definitions

  1. carbonic acid represented as a hydroxy carboxylic...

Ancestry of “hemicarbonic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemi-Half
2Ancient Greekἡμῐ-half
Every word from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- →Every word from English hemi- →