Where does “nongermane” come from?
nongermane (English) comes from English germane, from English germanium, from German Germanium, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nongermane (English): Not germane; irrelevant
Definitions
- Not germane; irrelevant
Ancestry of “nongermane”, step by step
nongermane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English germane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | germane | Related to the topic being discussed or... |
| 2 | English | germanium | A nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 3 | German | Germanium | germanium |
| 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 |