Etymograph

English

semipeak

From semi- + peak.

Formed from semi- + peak

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Old English Pēac- ‘peak (in place names)’

Middle English pek ‘peak’

English peak

Today it means

adj Being or relating to a value approaching the peak of something.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semipeak”. 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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