Where does “semiconstrained” come from?

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

semiconstrained (English): Partially constrained

Definitions

  1. Partially constrained

Ancestry of “semiconstrained”, step by step

semiconstrained 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 constrained

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconstrainedsimple past tense and past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi