English
Germania
Germania comes from Latin Germānus ‘relating to the native peoples or tribes of…’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGermānus‘relating to the native peoples or tribes of ancient Germania’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGermānī
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGermānia
- Englishearliest quotation 1894Germania
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGermānus‘relating to the native peoples or tribes of ancient Germania’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGermānī
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGermānia
- Englishearliest quotation 1894Germania
Earliest quotation: 1894, Reception of the Emperor of Germany, 1891: “The City of London standing, wearing a helmet surmounted…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘short’
girl, card, chart, rocket, cartoon, chronic, chorus, cartel, cartridge, carton, carte, synchronous, urchin, crony, cartography, synchronize, cron, cartouche, 34 more
Today it means
name An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Germānus / Germania