Etymology

seminary

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Today it means: A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers. Full definition →

Latin sēminārium ← Middle English semynair
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsemynair
  2. Latin · borrowed fromsēminārium
  3. English todayseminary

From Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminar. In the ground sense, from Middle English semynair, semynary.

Words from the same roots

Latinsēminārium all →

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