Etymology

semi-official

Today it means: Having some degree of official authority. Full definition →

English official ← 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. Englishofficial
  6. English todaysemi-official

From semi- + official.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.