Where does “semen” come from?

semen (Indonesian) comes from Dutch cement, from Middle Dutch ciment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

semen (Indonesian): cement; cement, the layer of bone investing the...

Definitions

  1. cement; cement, the layer of bone investing the...

Ancestry of “semen”, step by step

semen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch cement

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcementcement powder, paste
2Middle Dutchciment—
3Old Frenchciment—
4Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
5Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
6Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

via Latin sēmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →