Where does “germanide” come from?
germanide (English) comes from English germanium, from German Germanium, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
germanide (English): any binary compound of germanium and a more...
Definitions
- any binary compound of germanium and a more...
Ancestry of “germanide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | germanium | A nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 2 | German | Germanium | germanium |
| 3 | Latin | Germānia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Germānī | — |
| 5 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |