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Where does “sēmi-” come from?

sēmi- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sēmi- (Proto-Germanic): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “sēmi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansēmi-half
2Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sēmi-”

  • sam-
  • sam-
  • sām-
  • sami-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →