English
hemi-
Hemi- comes from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’, and goes back to *sem- ‘one, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sēmi‘half’reconstructed
- Englishtodayhemi-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sēmi‘half’reconstructed
- Englishtodayhemi-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
some, same, single, simple, simply, similar, seem, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, simultaneous, resemble, anomaly, simulate, assemble, resemblance, sincerity, anomalous, semblance, assimilate, homeopathic, synapse, homology, insincere, hyphen, simile, simulacrum, synchronise, homolog, sempre, 46 more
Today it means
prefix Half.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / hemi-