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Where does “postgermination” come from?

postgermination (English) comes from English germination, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

postgermination (English): Occurring after germination

Definitions

  1. Occurring after germination

Ancestry of “postgermination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgerminationThe process of germinating; the beginning of...
2Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
3Proto-Italicgenamen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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