Where does “สเปิร์ม” come from?

สเปิร์ม (Thai) comes from English sperm, from Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

สเปิร์ม (Thai): sperm

Definitions

  1. sperm

Ancestry of “สเปิร์ม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspermThe reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a...
2Middle Englishsperme—
3Latinspermaseed, semen, sperm
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Latin sperma →