Where does “gêmeo” come from?

gêmeo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese gemẽo, from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.

gêmeo (Portuguese): twin

Definitions

twin

Ancestry of “gêmeo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	gemẽo	—
2	Latin	Geminus	—
3	Latin	geminus	twin; double, paired; a twin
4	Proto-Italic	jemanos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	yemH-	twin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yemH- →

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