Where does “Gemini” come from?
Gemini comes from Latin gemini, the plural of geminus meaning twin, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH-.
Gemini (English): Someone with a Gemini star sign
Definitions
- Someone with a Gemini star sign
Ancestry of “Gemini”, step by step
Gemini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi जमना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जमना | to solidify, freeze |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | *𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यम्यते | is raised or lifted up or held back or restrained |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -यते | suffix for passive verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin geminī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | geminī | — |