English

semibold

From semi- + bold.

Formed from semi- + bold

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’

Proto-Germanic *balþaz ‘strong, bold’

Proto-West Germanic *balþ ‘bold, brave’

Old English bald ‘bold, brave, confident, strong, of good…’

Middle English bold

English bold

Today it means

adj Having a typeface that has thicker than usual strokes, but not as thick as a bold typeface

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

Etymograph / semibold