Etymology

semi-highway

Today it means: An undivided road, usually two lanes, which is built on one roadway of a highway and functions as a temporary replacement until the second roadway is built. Full definition →

English highway ← 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. Englishhighway
  6. English todaysemi-highway

From semi- + highway.

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