Etymograph

English

semidrying

From semi- + drying.

Formed from semi- + drying

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Today it means

adj That dries to a sticky film on exposure to air, without drying completely.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semidrying”. 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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