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- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Englishprivate
- English todaysemiprivate
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: More private than usual accommodations, but not fully private; used especially of a hospital room that is shared by two patients in contradistinction to a ward containing many patients. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.