Where does “germicid” come from?
germicid (Romanian) comes from English germicide, from English Germ, from English German, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
germicid (Romanian): germicide
Definitions
- germicide
Ancestry of “germicid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | germicide | An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a... |
| 2 | English | Germ | a German person |
| 3 | English | German | A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of... |
| 4 | Latin | Germānia | Germany in its various senses, including |
| 5 | Latin | Germānī | Native people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus |
| 6 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 7 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |