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Where does “seminate” come from?

seminate (Italian) comes from Italian seminato, from Italian seminare, from Latin sēminō, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

seminate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

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  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “seminate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianseminatopast participle of seminare; sowed; semée
2Italianseminareto sow; to seed; to leave or forget items here...
3Latinsēminō—
4Latinsēmen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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