Where does “oligospermia” come from?

oligospermia (English) comes from English -spermia, from English sperm, from Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

oligospermia (English): Low volume of semen

Definitions

  1. Low volume of semen

Ancestry of “oligospermia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-spermiaForms nouns related to sperm or semen
2EnglishspermThe reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a...
3Middle Englishsperme—
4Latinspermaseed, semen, sperm
5Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
6Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Latin sperma →