Thursday, 10 November 2022

The German origins of the word 'seminar'

'Seminar' is a word borrowed from German 'seminar'. The word entered the English language some time around 1863.


seminar [noun] [1863]
  • a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research and all exchanging results th...
  • a course of study pursued by a seminar
  • an advanced or graduate course often featuring informality and discussion
  • a scheduled meeting of a seminar or a room for such meetings
See 'seminar' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from German.

Etymology: German, from Latin 'seminarium' nursery
See more loan words from 1800s.


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