Where does “germinativo” come from?
germinativo (Italian) comes from Italian germinare, 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.
germinativo (Italian): germinative
Definitions
- germinative
Ancestry of “germinativo”, step by step
germinativo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian germinare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | germinare | to germinate; to cause to germinate |
| 2 | Latin | germino | I sprout; I bud; I grow |
| 3 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Latin germinativus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | germinativus | germinative |