semenza

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun

Definitions

seed (the stock of seed used to sow a particular land)
seed pearl(s)
one's origin

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
semenzaio Italian
semenziero Italian
simiente Spanish, Castilian
semance Old French
semence Old French
sămânțos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
sămânță Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
s'menchi Norman
simintsã Aromanian
semiente Asturian
semence Friulian
semensa Venetian