Etymology

sperma-

Today it means: Of or relating to sperm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σπέρμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσπέρμα“seed”
  2. English todaysperma-

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

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