Etymology

seminude

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Today it means: Scantily dressed; partially naked. Full definition →

English nude ← 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. Englishnude
  6. English todayseminude

From semi- + nude.

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