Where does “գերմանական” come from?
գերմանական (Armenian) comes from Armenian Գերմանիա, from Old Armenian Գերմանիա, from Ancient Greek Γερμανία, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
գերմանական (Armenian): German; Germanic
Definitions
- German; Germanic
Ancestry of “գերմանական”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Գերմանիա | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Գերմանիա | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γερμανία | — |
| 4 | Latin | Germānia | Germany in its various senses, including |
| 5 | Latin | Germānī | Native people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus |
| 6 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 7 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |