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
Ancestry of “semenzaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | semenza | seed; seed pearl; one's origin |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sementia | seed |
| 3 | Latin | sēmentis | — |
| 4 | Latin | sēmen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₁mn̥ | seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |