Where does “semidetached” come from?

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

semidetached (English): Alternative spelling of semi-detached

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of semi-detached

Ancestry of “semidetached”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
2Latinsēmi-half
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi →