Where does “seminal” come from?

seminal (Portuguese) comes from Latin seminalis, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

seminal (Portuguese): seminal; seminal; creative; inventive

Definitions

  1. seminal; seminal; creative; inventive

Ancestry of “seminal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseminalisseed; seminal
2Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Latin sēmen →