Where does “semenza” come from?

semenza (Italian) comes 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,...

semenza (Italian): seed; seed pearl; one's origin

Definitions

  1. seed; seed pearl; one's origin

Ancestry of “semenza”, step by step

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

Words derived from “semenza”

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