Where does “seminate” come from?
seminate (English) comes from Latin seminatus, from Latin seminare, from Latin semino, from Latin semen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
seminate (English): To sow; to spread; to propagate
Definitions
- To sow; to spread; to propagate
Ancestry of “seminate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | seminatus | planted, sown |
| 2 | Latin | seminare | present active infinitive of sēminō;... |
| 3 | Latin | semino | I plant, sow |
| 4 | Latin | semen | seed; semen; graft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₁mn̥ | seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
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