Where does “germiness” come from?
germiness (English) comes from English germy, from English Germ, from English German, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
germiness (English): The state or condition of being germy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being germy
Ancestry of “germiness”, step by step
germiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English germy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | germy | That carries germs |
| 2 | English | Germ | a German person |
| 3 | English | German | A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of... |
| 4 | Latin | Germānia | Germany in its various senses, including |
| 5 | Latin | Germānī | Native people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |