Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sēmi

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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]

Descendants

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

References

De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill

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[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill