Where does “hemi-” come from?

hemi- (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek ἡμι-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

hemi- (Spanish): hemi-, half

Definitions

  1. hemi-, half

Ancestry of “hemi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡμι-half
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

Words derived from “hemi-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi →Every word from Ancient Greek ἡμι- →