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Where does “semen” come from?

semen (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Ancestry of “semen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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