Etymograph

English

hemicircular

From hemi- + circular.

Formed from hemi- + circular

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Old French circulier

Middle English circuler

English circular

Today it means

adj Synonym of semicircular.

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

Etymograph / hemicircular