demi-

1. (morpheme) partial
2. (morpheme) half
3. (morpheme) Only the upper or front half of

Opposite of

holo-

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: demi

In summary

From Middle English demi (“half, half-sized, partial”), from Anglo-Norman demi (“half”), from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius, from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle”).

Synonyms

demi

Translations

ημι-

demi-

semi-