germe

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈd͡ʒɛr.me/

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) germ
  • (literary) seed, sprout
  • (figurative) seed, beginning, origin
  • (figurative) son, offspring
  • (figurative) lineage, progeny

Etymology

Inherited from Latin germen (seed, germ, bud, sprout, embryo, origin) inherited from Proto-Italic *genamen inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (offspring, seed), *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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