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Where does “spermatic” come from?

spermatic (English) comes from French spermatique, from Late Latin spermatĭcus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός.

spermatic (English): of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm;...

Definitions

  1. of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm;...

Ancestry of “spermatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspermatiquespermatic
2Late Latinspermatĭcus—
3Ancient Greekσπερματικός—

Words derived from “spermatic”

  • spermatical
Every word from Ancient Greek σπερματικός →