English
germinal
Germinal comes from Latin germen ‘seed’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *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‘seed’
- 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‘seed’
- Englishtodaygerminal
Formed from -al
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, 114 more
through Latin germen ‘seed’
Today it means
adj Relating to spring
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / germinal