Where does “gems” come from?
gems (Volapük) comes from Volapük gem, from French Germain, 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.
gems (Volapük): nominative plural of gem
Ancestry of “gems”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Volapük | gem | sibling |
| 2 | French | Germain | German |
| 3 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |