Etymology

semiforce

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Today it means: To force a partner's hand conditionally Full definition →

English force ← 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. Englishforce
  6. English todaysemiforce

From semi- + force.

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