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Where does “germânico” come from?

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

germânico (Portuguese): Germanic; having qualities regarded as typical of...

Definitions

  1. Germanic; having qualities regarded as typical of...

Ancestry of “germânico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGermanicusGermanic; German
2LatinGermānus—
3Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
4Proto-Italicgenamen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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