Where does “semivacant” come from?

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

semivacant (English): Partly or somewhat vacant

Definitions

  1. Partly or somewhat vacant

Ancestry of “semivacant”, step by step

semivacant 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 vacant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvacantNot occupied; empty; Showing no intelligence or...
2Old Frenchvacant
3Latinvacānsempty
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