‖ semper-|ˈsɛmpə(r)|the L. adv. semper always, used in various nonce-combinations (in imitation of sempervirent, etc.), as semper-annual a., unceasing in annual succession; semper-green, an evergreen; semper-identical a. [after L. phrase semper idem, always the same]; semper-juvenescent a., always growing younger; semper-lenity, unvarying gentleness.1623Cockeram ii, Accustomed Gentlenesse, Semperlenity.1694Westmacott Script. Herb. 18 The common Bay-tree, which is a sempergreen, is now commonly found in most Gardens.1820? Wainewright Ess. & Crit. (1880) 98 That perfectly semperidentical display of idiosyncratic egotism which runs through..all his varieties.1830Fraser's Mag. I. 342 Blisses of an immortal and semperjuvenescent life.1861G. Meredith Evan Harrington xxviii, Supposing Lord Mayor's footmen to be plumed like estridges... What must Lord Mayors be and semperannual Lords?

semper-

word-forming element meaning "always, ever," from Latin semper "always, ever, at all times, continuously" (literally "once for all"), from PIE *sem- (1) "one, as one, together" (cognates: Latin semel "once," similis "like;" see same).

semper-

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĕmʹpər—, IPA: /ˈsɛmpɚ—/

Prefix

always, unvarying

Etymology

From the Latin adverb semper (“always”).

Derived terms

English words prefixed with semper-

Related terms

sempervirent

sempervirid

sempervive

semper-vivens

sempervivum

References

“‖semper-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

词汇	semper-
词根词缀	OED Online Etymology Dictionary Wiktionary ‖ semper-\|ˈsɛmpə(r)\|the L. adv. semper always, used in various nonce-combinations (in imitation of sempervirent, etc.), as semper-annual a., unceasing in annual succession; semper-green, an evergreen; semper-identical a. [after L. phrase semper idem, always the same]; semper-juvenescent a., always growing younger; semper-lenity, unvarying gentleness.1623Cockeram ii, Accustomed Gentlenesse, Semperlenity.1694Westmacott Script. Herb. 18 The common Bay-tree, which is a sempergreen, is now commonly found in most Gardens.1820? Wainewright Ess. & Crit. (1880) 98 That perfectly semperidentical display of idiosyncratic egotism which runs through..all his varieties.1830Fraser's Mag. I. 342 Blisses of an immortal and semperjuvenescent life.1861G. Meredith Evan Harrington xxviii, Supposing Lord Mayor's footmen to be plumed like estridges... What must Lord Mayors be and semperannual Lords? semper- word-forming element meaning "always, ever," from Latin semper "always, ever, at all times, continuously" (literally "once for all"), from PIE sem- (1) "one, as one, together" (cognates: Latin semel "once," similis "like;" see same). semper- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĕmʹpər—, IPA: /ˈsɛmpɚ—/ Prefix always, unvarying Etymology From the Latin adverb semper* (“always”). Derived terms ► English words prefixed with semper- Related terms sempervirent sempervirid sempervive semper-vivens sempervivum References “‖semper-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
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