Where does “Germaniumerz” come from?

Germaniumerz (German) comes from German Germanium, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, 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.

Germaniumerz (German): germanium ore

Definitions

  1. germanium ore

Ancestry of “Germaniumerz”, step by step

Germaniumerz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Germanium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGermaniumgermanium
2LatinGermāniaGermany in its various senses, including
3LatinGermānīNative people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus
4LatinGermānus
5Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
6Proto-Italicgenamen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via German Erz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzore
2Middle High Germanarze
3Old High Germanaruzzi
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-
6Sumerian?copper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥Every word from Proto-Italic genamen
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