Where does “sperma” come from?

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

sperma (Norwegian Bokmål): sperm, semen; inflection of sperme: ## simple...

Definitions

  1. sperm, semen; inflection of sperme: ## simple...

Ancestry of “sperma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
2Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα
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