hemi-

See also hemi, and hemî

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hēmisus, “half”)

Prefix

hemi-

1. half.

Derived terms

• hemidemisemiquaver
• hemidesmosome
• hemisphere
• hemisyndrome

Synonyms

• demi-
• half-
• semi-

Translations

Note that English words beginning with hemi- in English do not necessarily correspond to words beginning with the prefixes given in this section.

• Greek: ημι- (el) (imi-)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi) "half".

Prefix

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

Synonyms

• medio
• semi-

Derived terms

Category Spanish words prefixed with hemi- not found