Where does “semifortified” come from?

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

semifortified (English): Partially or somewhat fortified

Definitions

  1. Partially or somewhat fortified

Ancestry of “semifortified”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
2Latinsēmi-half
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
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