Etymology of the English word germinate
the English word
germinatederived from the Latin word
germinare (sprout forth)
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
*genÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of germinate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
degerminate,
germinability,
germinative,
germinated,
germinatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
