Where does “Geminid” come from?
Geminid (English) comes from English Gemini, from Hindi जमना, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit यम्यते, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Geminid (English): Any meteor of a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, and appearing to come from the radiant in the constellation of Gemini
Definitions
- Any meteor of a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, and appearing to come from the radiant in the constellation of Gemini
Ancestry of “Geminid”, step by step
Geminid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gemini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gemini | Someone with a Gemini star sign |
| 2 | Hindi | जमना | to solidify, freeze |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | *𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | यम्यते | is raised or lifted up or held back or restrained |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -यते | suffix for passive verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ID | Initialism of identification or identity... |
| 2 | Hindi | ईद | Eid |
| 3 | Persian | عید | feast, feast day; celebration; holiday |
| 4 | Arabic | عِيد | holiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,... |
| 5 | Arabic | محمد | commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;... |
| 6 | Arabic | حَمَّدَ | to praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,... |
| 7 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |