Where does “semance” come from?

semance (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sementia, from Latin sēmentis, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

semance (Old French): seed; sperm; semen

Definitions

  1. seed; sperm; semen

Ancestry of “semance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsementiaseed
2Latinsēmentissowing, planting (action or season)
3Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “semance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Latin sēmen →