Where does “semence” come from?

semence (French) comes from Old French semance, from Vulgar Latin sementia, from Latin sēmentis, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

semence (French): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “semence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsemanceseed; sperm; semen
2Vulgar Latinsementiaseed
3Latinsēmentissowing, planting (action or season)
4Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “semence”

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