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Where does “Germano-” come from?

Germano- (English) comes from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Germano- (English): Relating to Germany and German culture

Definitions

  1. Relating to Germany and German culture

Ancestry of “Germano-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGermānia—
2LatinGermānī—
3LatinGermānus—
4Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
5Proto-Italicgenamen—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Germano-”

  • Germanophone
  • Germanocentric
  • Germanomania
  • germanophone
  • Germanosphere
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