'sperm-producing' originates from English, combining 'sperm' (from Greek 'sperma' meaning 'seed') and 'producing' (from Latin 'producere' meaning 'to lead forward, bring forth').

'sperm' comes from Greek 'sperma' and entered scientific English via Latin usage; 'produce' comes from Latin 'producere' -> Old French 'produire' -> Middle English 'produce', yielding the modern participle 'producing' which forms the compound 'sperm-producing'.

Initially, 'sperm' meant 'seed' and 'produce' meant 'bring forth'; combined here the literal sense 'bringing forth seed' has largely remained stable and is used specifically for biological sperm generation.