Etymology

-spermic

Today it means: Having or relating to a medical condition in -spermia Full definition →

Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma) ← Proto-Hellenic *spérmə ← Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sper-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spérmn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
  4. Ancient Greekσπέρμα (spérma)
  5. English today-spermic

From Ancient Greek -σπερμος (-spermos) [itself from σπέρμα (spérma) + -ος (-os)] (as used, for example, in ἄσπερμος (áspermos)) + -ic.

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