Etymograph

English

germary

From germ + -ary.

Formed from germ + -ary

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ ‘offspring”, “seed’

Proto-Italic *genamen

Latin germen ‘bud, seed, embryo’

Middle French germe ‘seed’

English germ

Today it means

noun An organ that produces germ cells (sperm or eggs).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / germary