Where does “seminar” come from?
Seminar derives from German Seminar, from Latin seminarium meaning a seed plot or nursery, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- meaning to sow.
seminar (English): A class held for advanced studies in which...
Definitions
- A class held for advanced studies in which...
Ancestry of “seminar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seminar | seminar; department; seminary |
| 2 | Latin | sēminārium | seminary |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |