Where does “germlineless” come from?
germlineless (English) comes from English germline, 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.
germlineless (English): That lacks a germline
Definitions
- That lacks a germline
Ancestry of “germlineless”, step by step
germlineless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English germline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | germline | Those cells of an individual that have genetic... |
| 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 |