demi-的词源

英文词源

demi-

word-forming element meaning "half, half-sized, partial," early 15c., from Old French demi "half" (12c.), from Late Latin dimedius, from Latin dimidius "half, one-half," which contains the elements dis- "apart" (see dis-) + medius "middle" (see medial).

中文词源

demi-：一半

来自拉丁词dimidius： di, 同dis-, 表示分开，mid, 中间，见middle.，指从中间分开。见demigod.

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