Etymology

semi-works

Today it means: A manufacturing plant large enough to produce market development quantities, but smaller than a full-scale commercial plant. Full definition →

English works ← 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. Englishworks
  6. English todaysemi-works

From semi- + works.

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