Where does “séminaire” come from?

séminaire (French) comes from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

séminaire (French): seminary; seminar; sermon

Definitions

  1. seminary; seminar; sermon

Ancestry of “séminaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “séminaire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Latin sēmen →