Morpheme
Semi
Type
bound base
Denotation
half, part, imperfect, twice
Etymology
Latin semi-
Evidence
semese, semiarc, semiautobiographical, semiautonomous, semicircle, semicolon, semidiurnal, semidry, semielliptical, semifinalist, semion, semiprofessional, semipublic
Notes
often hyphenated
historically a preconsonantal Latin prefix but lexicalized in the 1970s
See Also
hemi-, demi-, sem-, Semi, Semi, Semi, Semi, Semi
