semer

French

verb

Definitions

to sow scatter seed, etc.
to shake off someone
(figuratively) to spread

Etymology

Inherited from Old French semer inherited from Latin sēmināre.

Origin

Latin

sēmināre

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

sēmināre Latin
sēminō Latin
seminare Italian
semoir French
sembrar Spanish, Castilian
semable Old French
semer Old French
sembrar Catalan, Valencian
semăna Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
s'maïr Norman
s'mer Norman
semear Old Portuguese
semenar Occitan
semar Asturian
semenâ Friulian
semenar Venetian

semoir