English

hemicrypt

From hemi- + crypt.

Formed from hemi- + crypt

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

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω ‘I conceal’

Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‘hidden’

Latin crypta ‘vault’

English crypt

Today it means

noun One half of a crypt

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

Etymograph / hemicrypt