semen
English
/ˈsiːmən/
noun
Definitions
- A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English semen (be becoming, seem, befit) derived from Latin sēmen (seed, semen) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up), *seh₁- (sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*seh₁-
Gloss
sow, plant, sort, late, long, lineup, line up
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
並
Emoji
🐖
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gel English
- seem English
- semenlike English
- semenogelin English
- semenogram English
- semenologist English
- semeny English
- seminiferous English
- seminism English
- seminist English
- seminivorous English
- consemineus Latin
- desertus Latin
- disertus Latin
- dissero Latin
- insero Latin
- saeculum Latin
- satiō Latin
- seminalis Latin
- seminarium Latin
- seminarius Latin
- semino Latin
- serus Latin
- sors Latin
- sortis, sors Latin
- sēmen Latin
- sēra Latin
- seme Italian
- semen Spanish, Castilian
- *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *seh₁mon- Proto-Indo-European
- *seh₁tis Proto-Indo-European
- *si-sh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *séh₁mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *sājan- Proto-Germanic
- *sēaną Proto-Germanic
- *sēdiz Proto-Germanic
- *sīþuz Proto-Germanic
- sædcelle Norwegian Nynorsk
- semen Middle English
- sáð Old Norse
- sæði Old Norse
- sæðingr Old Norse
- sœma Old Norse
- *sěati Proto-Slavic
- *sě̀jati Proto-Slavic
- seme Galician
- sílne Old Irish
- *satos Proto-Celtic
- *sīlom Proto-Celtic
- *sīnīti Proto-Celtic
- semen Middle Irish