Where does “geminous” come from?

geminous (English) comes from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.

geminous (English): double; in pairs

Definitions

  1. double; in pairs

Ancestry of “geminous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGeminustwinborn, twin
2Latingeminustwin; double, paired; a twin
3Proto-Italicjemanos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanyemH-twin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yemH- →