half-

Senso (Inglese)

1. half or partial; not complete
2. Used before brother, sister, uncle, aunt, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is related only through one parent, grandparent, and so forth, rather than two.

sinonimi

partially

somewhat

semi-

Traduzioni

half-

frisch

roh

unvermischt

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: half-

Ereditato da inglese antico: healf-

Affine olandese: half-

Affine tedesco: halb-

Affine svedese: halv-

Affine islandese: hálf-

In summary

From Middle English half-, from Old English healf-, from Proto-Germanic *halba- (“half-”), from *halbaz (“half”). Cognate with Dutch half- (“half-”), German halb- (“half-”), Swedish halv- (“half-”), Icelandic hálf- (“half-”). More at half.