Where does “sperm” come from?

Sperm comes from Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Indo-European spérmn̥, derived from the root sper-.

sperm (English): The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a...

Definitions

  1. The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a...

Ancestry of “sperm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsperme
2Latinspermaseed, semen, sperm
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə

Words derived from “sperm

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə
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