seminal
/ˈsemənəl/SEH-muh-nuhl
/ˈsɛmənəl/SEH-muh-nuhl
Meaningof seed
Common meaning: of seed
Other meanings: strongly influential
- seminseedLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1664 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinsēmen, sēminis‘seed’
- Frenchseminal
- Englishseminal‘of seed’ · today
semin also in: seminarydisseminate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin sēmen ‘seed’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sēmen, p. 1664 · dictionary scan
Roots
- sēmen, sēminis Latin “seed”
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