Etymograph

English

semimeridian

From semi- + meridian.

Formed from semi- + meridian

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘sky, heaven’

…

Latin medīdiēs

Latin merīdiēs ‘midday, noon’

Latin merīdiānus ‘midday, noon’

Middle English meridian

English meridian

Today it means

noun The intersection of a surface of revolution and a half-plane through its centre

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semimeridian”. 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.

Etymograph / semimeridian