semio-

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσημεῖον“a mark, sign, token”
2. English todaysemio-

From Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “a mark, sign, token”), from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”). By surface analysis, semi- (“sign, mark, token”) + -o-.

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