Where does “semen” come from?

semen (Malay) comes from Dutch cement, from Middle Dutch ciment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

semen (Malay): cement; cement, the layer of bone investing the...

Definitions

  1. cement; cement, the layer of bone investing the...

Ancestry of “semen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcementcement powder, paste
2Middle Dutchciment—
3Old Frenchciment—
4Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
5Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
6Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →