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Italian semi-
Proto-Indo-European *sem- (root)
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi (inherited)
Latin sēmi- (inherited)

Italian semiserio (affix)
Italian semilibertà (affix)
Italian semiarido (affix)
Italian semiautomatico (affix)
Italian seminfermità (affix)
Italian seminfermo (affix)
Italian semiprezioso (affix)
Italian semirigido (affix)
Italian semisolido (affix)
Italian semispento (affix)
Italian semidesertico (affix)
Italian semimeridiano (affix)