Etymology of the English word ingeminate
the English word
ingeminatederived from the Latin word
ingeminare (redouble; increase in intensity)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
geminare (double; repeat; double the force of)
derived from the Latin word
geminus (twin, double; twin-born; twins)
Date
The earliest known usage of ingeminate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
ingeminated,
ingeminating
