Etymograph

English

hemisynchronous

From hemi- + synchronous.

Formed from hemi- + synchronous

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

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English hemi-

Ancient Greek χρόνος ‘time’

Ancient Greek σύγχρονος ‘contemporaneous’

Late Latin synchronus ‘contemporary, synchronic’

English synchronous

Today it means

adj Involving both synchronous and asynchronous components.

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