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

  1. twin

Ancestry of “gêmeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegemẽo—
2LatinGeminustwinborn, twin
3Latingeminustwin; double, paired; a twin
4Proto-Italicjemanos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanyemH-twin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yemH- →Every word from Proto-Italic jemanos →Every word from Latin geminus →