spermatogenesis
‘formation and development of spermatozoa by meiosis and spermiogenesis’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
G. sperma ‘seed’ + -genesis ‘birth, creation, generation’ < Gk. genesis ‘origin, creation, generation’ < gignesthai ‘to be born,’ related to genos ‘race, birth, descent’ < jehn < gene- < Tamil īṉ