Etymology

semipublic

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Today it means: Somewhat, but not entirely, public. Full definition →

English public ← 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. Englishpublic
  6. English todaysemipublic

From semi- + public.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.