Where does “اسپرمکش” come from?
اسپرمکش (Persian) comes from Persian اسپرم, from French sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
اسپرمکش (Persian): spermicide
Definitions
- spermicide
Ancestry of “اسپرمکش”, step by step
اسپرمکش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian اسپرم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | اسپرم | fragrant herb; medicinal herb; sperm,... |
| 2 | French | sperme | semen |
| 3 | Latin | sperma | seed, semen, sperm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
via Persian کش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کش | present stem form of کشتن |
| 2 | Persian | کشیدن | to pull, to drag, to haul |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káršati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls-e-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls- | to pull, drag |