Where does “spermless” come from?
spermless (English) comes from English sperm, from Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
spermless (English): Without sperm
Ancestry of “spermless”, step by step
spermless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sperm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sperm | The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sperme | — |
| 3 | Latin | sperma | seed, semen, sperm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
Words derived from “spermless”