Etymology

semiconscious

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Today it means: Neither fully conscious nor unconscious, partially aware but confused or distracted. Full definition →

English conscious ← 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. Englishconscious
  6. English todaysemiconscious

From semi- + conscious.

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