Where does “semi-identical” come from?

semi-identical (English) comes from English identical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “semi-identical”, step by step

semi-identical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English identical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidenticalBearing full likeness by having precisely the...
2English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل