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Where does “gemino” come from?

gemino (Latin) comes from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.

gemino (Latin): dative masculine singular of geminus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of geminus; dative...

Ancestry of “gemino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGeminus—
2Latingeminustwin; double, paired; a twin
3Proto-Italicjemanos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanyemH-twin

Words derived from “gemino”

  • geminate
  • gemination
  • degemination
  • nongeminate
  • geminately
  • degeminate
  • ingeminate
  • geminare
  • ingemino
  • ingeminans
  • ingeminaturus
  • geminate
  • ingeminandus
  • geminaturus
  • geminandus
  • ingeminatus
  • ingeminare
  • geminatus
  • geminans
  • geminatio
  • geminar
  • geminación
  • geminare
  • geminate
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