English
gemination
Gemination comes from Latin geminātiō ‘a doubling’, and goes back to geminus ‘twin’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminus‘twin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminō‘double, repeat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminātiō‘a doubling’
- Englishtodaygemination
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminus‘twin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminō‘double, repeat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgeminātiō‘a doubling’
- Englishtodaygemination
Linked words
through Latin geminus ‘twin’
Today it means
noun A doubling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin geminus / gemination