Where does “ήμισυς” come from?

ήμισυς (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς, from Ancient Greek ἡμι-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

ήμισυς (Greek): Alternative form of μισός

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of μισός

Ancestry of “ήμισυς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥμισυςhalf
2Ancient Greekἡμι-half
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἡμι-Every word from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς