Where does “spermium” come from?
spermium (Hungarian) comes from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
spermium (Hungarian): spermatozoon, sperm cell
Ancestry of “spermium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sperma | seed, semen, sperm |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |