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

  1. Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and...

Ancestry of “germinate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
2Proto-Italicgenamen—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “germinate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic genamen →