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hemi-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
hemi-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Half.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-.

Derived Forms

hemisulcus

Synonyms

half- semi- demi-

Questions

What does hemi- mean?
Half.
Where does hemi- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-.

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