Etymology

semicharacteristic

Today it means: A partial characteristic Full definition →

English characteristic ← Ancient Greek χᾰρᾰκτηριστῐκός (khărăktēristĭkós) ← Latin sēmi-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  6. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  7. Ancient Greekχαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō)
  8. Ancient Greekχᾰρᾰκτηριστῐκός (khărăktēristĭkós)
  9. Englishcharacteristic
  10. English todaysemicharacteristic

From semi- + characteristic.

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