English

hemifield

From hemi- + field.

Formed from hemi- + field

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

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Today it means

noun Half of the field of vision.

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

Etymograph / hemifield