semance

Old French

noun

Definitions

seed
sperm; semen

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *sēmentia, sēmentis (planting, sowing).

Origin

Latin

sēmentis

Gloss

planting, sowing

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*sēmentia Latin
sēmentis Latin
semenza Italian
simiente Spanish, Castilian
semence Old French
sămânță Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
s'menchi Norman
simintsã Aromanian
semiente Asturian
semence Friulian
semensa Venetian

semence