English

half-remember

From half- + remember.

Proto-Germanic *halbaz ‘half’

Proto-Germanic *halba-

English half-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- ‘to think about, be mindful, remember’

Latin memor ‘mindful’

Late Latin rememorari ‘to remember again’

Old French remembrer ‘to remember’

Middle English remembren ‘to remember’

Today it means

verb To vaguely or unclearly remember.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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