The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσπερματικός
- Latin · derived fromspermaticus
- Middle English · inherited fromspermatik
- English todayspermatic
From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- + -ic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.