Etymograph

English

semipunctate

From semi- + punctate.

Formed from semi- + punctate

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’

Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’

Latin pungō ‘to prick, puncture’

Latin punctum ‘point’

English punctate

Today it means

adj Partially punctate

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semipunctate”. 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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