Etymograph

English

spermhead

From sperm + head.

A compound of sperm + head

Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to scatter, strew’

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Proto-Hellenic *spérmə

Ancient Greek σπέρμα ‘seed, semen’

Latin sperma ‘seed, semen, sperm’

Middle English sperme

English sperm

Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

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Proto-Germanic *haubudą ‘head’

Proto-West Germanic *haubud

Old English hēafod ‘head’

Middle English heed ‘head’

English head

Today it means

noun The head (main part) of a sperm cell

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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