Etymograph

English

semidaylight

From semi- + delight.

Formed from semi- + delight

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Italic *lakjō ‘to draw, pull’

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Latin dēlicere ‘to allure, entice’

Latin dēlectāre ‘to delight, please’

Old French deleiter

Middle English delite

English delight

Today it means

noun Partial daylight.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semidaylight”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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