Where does “semicystic” come from?

semicystic (English) comes from English cystic, from Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

semicystic (English): Including both cysts and pronounced solid sections

Definitions

Including both cysts and pronounced solid sections

Ancestry of “semicystic”, step by step

semicystic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cystic

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	cystic	Of or pertaining to a cyst; Of or pertaining to...
2	Middle French	cystique	—
3	Ancient Greek	κύστις	bladder
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

via English semi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	semi	A semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2	English	semi-	half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3	Latin	sēmi-	half
4	Proto-Indo-European	sēmi	half; partially

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Middle French cystique →