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Where does “germanatian” come from?

germanatian (English) comes from English germanate, from English germanium, from German Germanium, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

germanatian (English): Describing minerals containing germanate anions

Definitions

  1. Describing minerals containing germanate anions

Ancestry of “germanatian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgermanateThe oxyanion GeO derived from germanium; any salt...
2EnglishgermaniumA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
3GermanGermaniumgermanium
4LatinGermānia—
5LatinGermānī—
6LatinGermānus—
7Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
8Proto-Italicgenamen—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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