Etymology

semiconductivity

Today it means: The state of being a semiconductor Full definition →

English conductivity ← 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. Englishconductivity
  6. English todaysemiconductivity

From semi- + conductivity.

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