Etymograph

English

hemicylindrical

From hemi- + cylindrical.

Formed from hemi- + cylindrical

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

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός

Latin cylindricus

English cylindrical

Today it means

adj Having the form of half a cylinder (divided down its axis)

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

Etymograph / hemicylindrical