Where does “geminate” come from?
geminate (Latin) comes from Latin geminatus, from Latin gemino, from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.
geminate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of geminātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of geminātus
Ancestry of “geminate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | geminatus | doubled, having been doubled; repeated, having... |
| 2 | Latin | gemino | dative masculine singular of geminus; dative... |
| 3 | Latin | Geminus | — |
| 4 | Latin | geminus | twin; double, paired; a twin |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jemanos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yemH- | twin |