Where does “germinans” come from?
germinans (Latin) comes 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.
germinans (Latin): sprouting; budding
Ancestry of “germinans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | germino | I sprout; I bud; I grow |
| 2 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |