semi-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) half
2. (morpheme) partial, incomplete
3. (morpheme) somewhat, rather, quasi-

Synonyms

associate

half

partially

semi

somewhat

quasi-

half-

hemi-

Translations

halb-

half-

semi-

frisch

roh

unvermischt

semi-

ημι-

demi-

semi-

semi-

mezzo-

semi-

hemi-

semi-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛmi/

Etymology

Cognate with English: sam

Cognate with Ancient Greek: -

In summary

Borrowed from Latin semi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi/*sēmi-. Cognate to English sam, and to hemi- (via Ancient Greek).