'inseminate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'inseminare,' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'semen' meant 'seed.'

'inseminare' transformed into the French word 'inséminer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'inseminate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to sow seed into,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'introducing semen into the reproductive tract.'