demi- vs out-

demi-

prefix

  • partial 

  • half 

out-

prefix

  • Completely 

  • Toward the outside of, away from 

  • External to, on the outside of 

  • Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word. This construction is productive. 

  • Greater than 

  • Beyond 

How often have the words demi- and out- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )