Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sēmi

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Long grade form from the root *sem- (“one”) with the locative ending *-i.

Adverb

*sēmi

1. half
2. partially

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: *sēmi-
  • Proto-West Germanic: *sāmi-, *sām-
    • Old English: sām-
      • Middle English: sam-
        • English: sam
    • Old Saxon: sām-
    • Old Dutch: sām-
    • Old High German: sāmi-
• Proto-Hellenic: *hēmi-
  • Ancient Greek: ἡμι- (hēmi-)
    • Greek: ημι- (imi-)
    • → English: hemi-
    • → French: hémi-
    • → Spanish: hemi-
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *sāmí
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sāmí
    • Sanskrit: सामि (sāmí)
• Proto-Italic: *sēmi-
  • Latin: sēmi-, sē-; sēm-; sin-
    • → English: semi-, semi
    • → French: semi-
    • → Italian: semi-
    • → Portuguese: semi-
    • → Spanish: semi-