Where does “hemiprotonated” come from?

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

hemiprotonated (English): protonated at only half of the possible sites

Definitions

  1. protonated at only half of the possible sites

Ancestry of “hemiprotonated”, step by step

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