"semi-" meaning in Latin

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Prefix

IPA: /seː.mi/ [Classical], [s̠eːmɪ] [Classical], /se.mi/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [semi] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: sēmi- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-. Cognate with Sanskrit सामि (sāmí), Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), Old High German sami-. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*sem-}} [Template:root], {{inh|la|ine-pro|*sēmi|*sēmi-}} Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-, {{cog|sa|सामि|tr=sāmí}} Sanskrit सामि (sāmí), {{cog|grc|ἡμι-}} Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), {{cog|goh|sami-}} Old High German sami- Head templates: {{head|la|prefix|head=sēmi-}} sēmi-
  1. half Tags: morpheme Synonyms: sē- (in sēlībra, sēmodius), sēm- (e.g. sēmis) [before-vowel], sin- (alt: in sinciput)

Download JSON data for semi- meaning in Latin (2.6kB)

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      "text": "→ English: semi-, semi"
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      "text": "→ French: semi-"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: semi-",
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      "text": "→ Italian: semi-"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: semi-",
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: semi-"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: semi-",
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      "text": "→ Spanish: semi-"
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      "ipa": "[s̠eːmɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/se.mi/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: semi-"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/se.mi/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "word": "sēm-"
    },
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      "alt": "in sinciput",
      "word": "sin-"
    }
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}

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