Etymology

seminatural

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Today it means: Partly or somewhat natural. Full definition →

English natural ← 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. Englishnatural
  6. English todayseminatural

From semi- + natural.

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