Where does “sperm” come from?

sperm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

sperm (Norwegian Bokmål): sperm

Definitions

  1. sperm

Ancestry of “sperm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sperm”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →
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