Where does “-semi” come from?

-semi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -semi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

-semi (Icelandic): -ness

Definitions

  1. -ness

Ancestry of “-semi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-seminess
2Old Norse-ith
3Latin-ēly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “-semi”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin -ē →