Etymology

semi-detached

Today it means: Of a house: joined to another one on one side, having one shared wall. Full definition →

English detached ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishdetached
  6. English todaysemi-detached

From semi- + detached.

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