Where does “germaneness” come from?
germaneness (English) comes from English germane, 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.
germaneness (English): The property of being germane
Definitions
- The property of being germane
Ancestry of “germaneness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | germane | Related to the topic being discussed or... |
| 2 | English | germanium | A nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 3 | German | Germanium | germanium |
| 4 | Latin | Germānia | — |
| 5 | Latin | Germānī | — |
| 6 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 7 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |