Where does “semiannual” come from?
Semiannual comes from English semi- plus annual, which derives from Latin annualis, formed with the suffix -alis from Latin annus meaning year, traced to Proto-Indo-European h₂et-.
semiannual (English): Biannual: occurring twice a year; Something...
Definitions
- Biannual: occurring twice a year; Something...
Ancestry of “semiannual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | semi- | half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,... |
| 2 | Latin | sēmi- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi | half; partially |