English

semigrand

From semi- + grand.

Formed from semi- + grand

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Latin grandis ‘full-grown, great’

Old French grant ‘big, large’

Anglo-Norman graunt

Middle English grand

English grand

Today it means

adj Of a piano: having a size intermediate between grand and baby grand.

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

Etymograph / semigrand