seme (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[seme 词源字典]
in linguistics, 1866, from Greek sema "sign" (see semantic). Compare pheme, etc.[seme etymology, seme origin, 英语词源]
seme (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"covered with a small, constantly repeating pattern," 1560s, from Middle French semée "strewn, sprinkled," past participle of semer, from Latin seminare "to sow," from semen (genitive seminis) "seed" (see semen).