Where does “semi-” come from?
semi- (Portuguese) comes from Latin semi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
semi- (Portuguese): semi-
Ancestry of “semi-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | semi- | half |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi- | half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “semi-”