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Where does “seminalis” come from?

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

seminalis (Latin): seed; seminal

Definitions

  1. seed; seminal

Ancestry of “seminalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmen—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “seminalis”

  • seminal
  • seminally
  • seminality
  • nonseminal
  • seminale
  • seminal
  • seminale
  • séminal
  • seminal
  • semynal
  • seminal
  • seminale
  • seminal
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