English

semicaptive

From semi- + captive.

Formed from semi- + captive

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Middle English captif ‘a captive or hostage’

English captive

Today it means

adj Kept partially in captivity.

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Etymograph / semicaptive

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