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Where does “germanique” come from?

germanique (French) comes from Latin Germanicus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

germanique (French): Germanic

Definitions

  1. Germanic

Ancestry of “germanique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGermanicusGermanic; German
2LatinGermānus—
3Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
4Proto-Italicgenamen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “germanique”

  • proto-germanique
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