Where does “semikilled” come from?

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

semikilled (English): Partly deoxidized to avoid evolution of gas...

Definitions

  1. Partly deoxidized to avoid evolution of gas...

Ancestry of “semikilled”, step by step

semikilled 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 killed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkilledsimple past tense and past participle of kill;...
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