Where does “xerminar” come from?

xerminar (Galician) comes from Latin germino, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

xerminar (Galician): to germinate

Definitions

  1. to germinate

Ancestry of “xerminar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingerminoI sprout; I bud; I grow
2Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
3Proto-Italicgenamen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic genamen →