Etymology of the Latin word germen
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
germinalis,
germinare,
germanus,
germiniareDerivations in other languages
French
germe, French
germinal, French
germinal, Italian
disgerminoma, Italian
germe, Portuguese
germe, Portuguese
germinal, Romanian
germen, Spanish
germenCognates
English
germ, French
germe, Italian
germe, Provençal
germe, Spanish
germen
