Where does “semero” come from?
semero (Esperanto) comes from Basque seme, from Proto-Basque senbe, from Persian شنبه, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.
semero (Esperanto): a seed
Ancestry of “semero”, step by step
semero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Basque seme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Basque | seme | son |
| 2 | Proto-Basque | senbe | boy |
| 3 | Persian | شنبه | Saturday |
| 4 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 5 | Akkadian | šapattum | 15 |
via Esperanto semo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | semo | seed, collectively; human semen; all of one's... |
| 2 | Latin | sēmen | seed (of plants) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₁mn̥ | seed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |