Etymology of the English word germinal
the English word
germinalderived from the French word
germinalderived from the Latin word
germen (bud, germ; sprout, bud; shoot)
derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-derived from the Latin word
germinalis (germinal)
derived from the Latin word
germen (bud, germ; sprout, bud; shoot)
derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of germinal in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
