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Where does “sperme” come from?

sperme (Middle English) comes from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Ancestry of “sperme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspermaseed, semen, sperm
2Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
3Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “sperme”

  • sperm
  • spermicide
  • oligospermic
  • spermary
  • asthenospermia
  • heterospermic
  • monospermic
  • polyspermia
  • oosperm
  • spermlike
  • zoosperm
  • spermist
  • spermism
  • normozoospermic
  • spermless
  • spermous
  • spermic
  • allosperm
  • asthenospermic
  • octospermous
  • aspermatous
  • dysspermia
  • chlorospermous
  • tetraspermous
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