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Where does “semer” come from?

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

semer (Old French): to sow

Definitions

  1. to sow

Ancestry of “semer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēminō—
2Latinsēmen—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “semer”

  • semer
  • semoir
  • semable
  • sèm'thie
  • sèm'rêsse
  • s'mer
  • s'meux
  • s'maïr
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