seminism
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) The old theory that the newly created being is formed by the mixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female.
Etymology
Derived from Latin sēmen (seed, semen).
Origin
Latin
sēmen
Gloss
seed, semen
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- seminiferous English
- seminist English
- seminivorous English
- consemineus Latin
- seminalis Latin
- seminarium Latin
- seminarius Latin
- semino Latin
- sēmen Latin
- seme Italian
- semen Spanish, Castilian
- *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *séh₁mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- semen Middle English
- seme Galician
- semen Middle Irish