Etymology

semiquincentenary

Today it means: Synonym of semiquincentennial. Full definition →

English centenary ← Latin centēnārius ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Latinquīnque
  6. Englishquin-
  7. Latincentēnārius
  8. Englishcentenary
  9. English todaysemiquincentenary

From semi- + quin- + centenary.

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