Etymograph

English

semishade

From semi- + shade.

Formed from semi- + shade

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- ‘darkness, shadow’

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Proto-Germanic *skaduz ‘a shadow’

Proto-West Germanic *skadu ‘shadow’

Old English sċeadu ‘shadow’

Middle English schade ‘a shadow’

English shade

Today it means

noun Partial shade (with some direct sunlight)

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semishade”. 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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