LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sēmifactus

sēmifactus (feminine sēmifacta, neuter sēmifactum)
Classical[seː.mɪˈfak.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[se.miˈfak.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehalf-finished

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesēmifactussēmifactasēmifactum
genitivesēmifactīsēmifactaesēmifactī
dativesēmifactōsēmifactaesēmifactō
accusativesēmifactumsēmifactamsēmifactum
ablativesēmifactōsēmifactāsēmifactō
vocativesēmifactesēmifactasēmifactum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesēmifactīsēmifactaesēmifacta
genitivesēmifactōrumsēmifactārumsēmifactōrum
dativesēmifactīssēmifactīssēmifactīs
accusativesēmifactōssēmifactāssēmifacta
ablativesēmifactīssēmifactīssēmifactīs
vocativesēmifactīsēmifactaesēmifacta

sēmĭ-factus, a, um, adj. facio,
I. halfmade, half-finished: opera, Tac. A. 15, 7: portae valli, Auct. B. Afr. 83, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmifactus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin factus Latin sēmifactus From sēmi- (“half, semi-”) + factus (“done, made”).

Quick answers

What does sēmifactus mean in Latin?
sēmifactus, a adjective, means “half-finished”.
How do you pronounce sēmifactus?
In classical Latin, [seː.mɪˈfak.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [se.miˈfak.tus].
Where does sēmifactus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sēmi → Latin sēmifactus.