English
geminal
Geminal comes from Latin geminī ‘twins’, and goes back to geminus ‘twinborn, twin’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminus‘twinborn, twin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminī‘twins’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminālis
- Englishtodaygeminal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminus‘twinborn, twin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminī‘twins’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminālis
- Englishtodaygeminal
Linked words
through Latin geminus ‘twinborn, twin’
Today it means
adj Describing identical atoms or groups attached to the same atom in a molecule
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin geminus / geminal