Etymograph

English

hemihelix

From hemi- + helix.

Formed from hemi- + helix

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

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Ancient Greek ἕλιξ ‘something twisted or spiral’

Latin helix ‘a kind of ivy’

English helix

Today it means

noun a three-dimensional geometric shape similar to a helix, but with one or more perversions causing changes in chirality along its run

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

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