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Where does “μισό” come from?

μισό (Greek) comes from Greek μισός, from Byzantine Greek ἥμισος, from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς, from Ancient Greek ἡμι-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

μισό (Greek): half; Accusative singular masculine form...

Definitions

  1. half; Accusative singular masculine form...

Ancestry of “μισό”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμισόςhalf
2Byzantine Greekἥμισος—
3Ancient Greekἥμισυςhalf
4Ancient Greekἡμι-half
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

Words derived from “μισό”

  • τεσσερισήμισι
  • μιάμιση
  • δυόμισι
  • τρεισήμισι
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