Where does “germinate” come from?
Germinate comes from Latin germinatus, past participle of germinare, derived from Latin germen meaning sprout or bud, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning to beget or produce.
germinate (English): Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and...
Definitions
- Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and...
Ancestry of “germinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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