English

semimalignant

From semi- + malignant.

Formed from semi- + malignant

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Late Latin malignans ‘maligning’

Middle French malignant

English malignant

Today it means

adj Not very malignant.

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