seminario

/semiˈnaɾjo/ · B2 · noun · m

seminar

🎓⛪ seminario = semen (seed) + -ario (place): a place where ideas are sown

From Latin seminarium, 'seed-plot', a nursery for plants, from semen 'seed'. The meaning shifted to a place where people are cultivated: first a school for priests, then any seminar. Think of it as seed + place = a training ground.

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