Etymology of the English word seminal
the English word
seminalderived from the Old French word
seminalderived from the Late Latin word
seminalisderived from the Latin word
semen (seed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*se-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sē-Date
The earliest known usage of seminal in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
