Etymology of the English word sperm
the English word sperm
derived from the Old French word esperme
derived from the Latin word sperma (seed, semen, sperm)
derived from the Greek word sperma, σπέρμα (seed; something sown; seed (including the male 'sperm'); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sper-
derived from the Greek word speirein, σπείρω (to scatter; sow )