Where does “semenzaio” come from?

semenzaio (Italian) comes from Italian semenza, 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,...

semenzaio (Italian): seedbed; nursery

Definitions

  1. seedbed; nursery

Ancestry of “semenzaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansemenzaseed; seed pearl; one's origin
2Vulgar Latinsementiaseed
3Latinsēmentissowing, planting (action or season)
4Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Latin sēmen →