Etymology of the English word semidiameter
the English word
semidiameterderived from the English word
diameterderived from the French word
diameterderived from the Medieval Latin word
diametrusderived from the Greek word
diametros, διάμετρος
derived from the Greek word
dia, διά (through, between)
derived from the Greek word
metron, μέτρον (measure; a measure ('metre'), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mē-using the English prefix
semi-Usage
Word found in Modern English
