Where does “seminivorous” come from?

seminivorous (English) comes from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

seminivorous (English): seed-eating

Definitions

  1. seed-eating

Ancestry of “seminivorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Latin sēmen →