Etymology of the Latin word germanus
the Latin word
germanus (frater germanus; own brother; full brother; own, full)
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-Derivations in Latin
semigermanusDerivations in other languages
French
germain, Italian
germano, Portuguese
irmão, Portuguese
germanado, Romanian
german, Spanish
germano, Spanish
germanía, Spanish
hermano
