Where does “Germanomania” come from?
Germanomania (English) comes from English Germano-, 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.
Germanomania (English): A passion for Germany, its people, language and...
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- A passion for Germany, its people, language and...
Ancestry of “Germanomania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Germano- | Relating to Germany and German culture |
| 2 | Latin | Germānia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Germānī | — |
| 4 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |