English
germicide
From germ + -cide.
A compound of germ + -cide
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 agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.
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Etymograph / germicide