Etymology

semiattached

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Today it means: Attached on one side; sharing a wall with a neighboring residential building. Full definition →

English attached ← 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. Englishattached
  6. English todaysemiattached

From semi- + attached.

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