English

hemicylinder

From hemi- + cylinder.

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

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘to crook, bend’

Ancient Greek κυλίνδω ‘to roll’

Ancient Greek κύλινδρος ‘roller, cylinder’

Latin cylindrus

Middle French chilindre ‘cylinder (shape)’

Today it means

noun Synonym of semicylinder.

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

Etymograph / hemicylinder