Where does “germen” come from?

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

germen (Latin): shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...

Definitions

  1. shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...

Ancestry of “germen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgenamen—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “germen”

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