Where does “세미나” come from?
세미나 (Korean) comes from English seminar, from German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
세미나 (Korean): seminar In a college, a method of instruction in which students under the guidance of a professor conduct joint research by presenting on or discussing a certain subject
Definitions
- seminar In a college, a method of instruction in which students under the guidance of a professor conduct joint research by presenting on or discussing a certain subject
Ancestry of “세미나”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seminar | A class held for advanced studies in which... |
| 2 | German | Seminar | seminar; department; seminary |
| 3 | Latin | sēminārium | seminary |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |