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Where does “semiseparable” come from?

Semiseparable comes from Latin separabilis, capable of being separated, combined with the prefix semi- from Latin semi-, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem-, meaning half or together.

semiseparable (English): Partially separable

Definitions

  1. Partially separable

Ancestry of “semiseparable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseparableAble to be separated; Of a topological space,...
2Middle Frenchséparable—
3Latinseparabilisseparable
4Latinsēparō—
5Latinparō—
6Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
7Proto-Italicpektos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
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