English

semipositive

From semi- + positive.

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to settle’

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Proto-Italic *pozinō

Latin pōnō ‘to place’

Latin positīvus ‘positive, settled’

Old French positif

Today it means

adj Partially positive in attitude etc.

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

Etymograph / semipositive