Where does “semen” come from?

Semen comes from Middle English semen, from Latin semen meaning seed, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots relating to sowing and scattering.

semen (English): A sticky, milky fluid produced in male...

Definitions

  1. A sticky, milky fluid produced in male...

Ancestry of “semen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsemento seem
2Old Norsesœmato honour, be content, beseem; to conform to,...
3Proto-Germanicsōmijanąto fit, unite, make one
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “semen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-