Where does “spermium” come from?

spermium (Hungarian) comes from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

spermium (Hungarian): spermatozoon, sperm cell

Definitions

  1. spermatozoon, sperm cell

Ancestry of “spermium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspermaseed, semen, sperm
2Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
3Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Latin sperma →