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Where does “μισός” come from?

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

μισός (Greek): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “μισός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “μισός”

  • τεσσερισήμισι
  • μιάμιση
  • μισό
  • δυόμισι
  • τρεισήμισι
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