Where does “spermatorrhoea” come from?

spermatorrhoea (English) comes from English spermato-, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

spermatorrhoea (English): Abnormal emission of the semen without copulation

Definitions

  1. Abnormal emission of the semen without copulation

Ancestry of “spermatorrhoea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspermato-seed; sperm
2Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
3Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from English spermato- →