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Where does “Semi-” come from?

Semi- (Portuguese) comes from Latin sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

Ancestry of “Semi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmi-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi →