Where does “τρεισήμισι” come from?

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

τρεισήμισι (Greek): three and a half

Definitions

  1. three and a half

Ancestry of “τρεισήμισι”, step by step

τρεισήμισι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μισό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμισόhalf; Accusative singular masculine form...
2Greekμισόςhalf
3Byzantine Greekἥμισος
4Ancient Greekἥμισυςhalf
5Ancient Greekἡμι-half
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

via Greek τρεις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτρειςthree, 3
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἡμι-Every word from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς