Etymology

semitropical

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Today it means: Intermediate between temperate and tropical. Full definition →

English tropical ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishtropical
  6. English todaysemitropical

From semi- + tropical.

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