English
germinative
Germinative comes from Latin germen ‘shoot, sprout, bud’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ ‘offspring”, “seed’, and ultimately from *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‘shoot, sprout, bud’
- Englishtodaygerminative
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‘shoot, sprout, bud’
- Englishtodaygerminative
Formed from -ate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, general, king, engine, nature, pregnant, nation, generation, gender, ken, gene, genius, oxygen, genuine, gentle, genre, indigenous, hydrogen, genocide, noel, genus, kin, genital, naive, nee, ingenious, natal, innate, nada, nascent, puny, gentile, naïve, gens, janata, glycogen, nativity, genial, jaunty, genteel, 114 more
through Latin germen ‘shoot, sprout, bud’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to germination
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / germinative