SEMIS

Etymology 1

Noun

semis

plural of semi

Etymology 2

Noun

semis (plural semises)

(historical) A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as.

Anagrams

• Messi, Simes, mises, seism

Source: Wiktionary


SEMI

Sem"i-. Etym: [L. semi; akin to Gr. sami-, AS. sam-, and prob. to E. same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf. Hemi-, Sandelend.]

Definition: A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent.

Note: The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital letter; as, semiacid, semiaquatic, semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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