English

seminymph

From semi- + nymph.

Formed from semi- + nymph

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Ancient Greek νύμφη ‘bride, young maiden’

Latin nympha ‘nymph, bride’

Old French nimphe

Middle English nimphe

English nymph

Today it means

noun The pupa of an insect which undergoes only partial metamorphosis.

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

Etymograph / seminymph