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Germinal
Germinal comes from Latin germen ‘sprout, bud’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ ‘offspring”, “seed’, and ultimately from *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁mn̥‘offspring”, “seed’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genamenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgermen‘sprout, bud’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgerminal
- EnglishtodayGerminal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁mn̥‘offspring”, “seed’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genamenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgermen‘sprout, bud’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgerminal
- EnglishtodayGerminal
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, general, nature, nation, engine, generation, native, pregnant, ken, gender, genetic, genius, gene, oxygen, genuine, gentle, genre, indigenous, hydrogen, genocide, noel, naive, genus, kin, nee, genital, innate, ingenious, nativity, natal, nada, nascent, naïve, gentile, puny, janata, gens, glycogen, jaunty, 115 more
through Latin germen ‘sprout, bud’
Today it means
name The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / Germinal