Etymograph

English

semiloop

From semi- + loop.

Formed from semi- + loop

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *klewb- ‘to spring’

Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną ‘to leap, run’

Old Norse hlaupa ‘to leap’

Old Norse hlaup ‘a run’

Middle English loupe ‘noose, loop’

English loop

Today it means

noun A hiking route involving a loop and partial retracing of one's earlier steps.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semiloop”. 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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