half-

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half-

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From Middle English half-, from Old English healf-, from Proto-Germanic *halba- (“half-”), from *halbaz (“half”). Cognate with Dutch half- (“half-”), German halb- (“half-”), Swedish halv- (“half-”), Icelandic hálf- (“half-”). More at half.

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morpheme half or partial; not complete
Similar: semi-, hemi-, demi-
morpheme Used before brother, sister, uncle, aunt, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is related only through one parent, grandparent, and so forth, rather than two.

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prefix prefix denoting half or partial — see also semi-, hemi-, demi-

Deutsch	halb-, Halb-
Ελληνικά	ημι- imi-
Русский	полу- polu-

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@misc{half_2026,
  title = {half-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}