gemma
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A bud or eye of a plant.
- A gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone.
- A thing made of precious stones.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *gembʰ- (nail, tooth).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gembʰ-
Gloss
nail, tooth
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
爪
Emoji
💅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gemma English
- gemmotherapy English
- gemmule English
- gomphosis English
- gemmarius Latin
- gemmeus Latin
- gemmifer Latin
- gemmula Latin
- gomphus Latin
- Gemma Italian
- Gemma Spanish, Castilian
- yema Spanish, Castilian
- yemas Spanish, Castilian
- γόμφος Ancient Greek
- *gembʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- gim Old English
- gimm Old English
- gemme Old French
- gemma Catalan, Valencian
- xema Galician
- γοφός Greek (modern)
- γόμφος Greek (modern)
- Gemma Cebuano
- yema Cebuano
- yemas Cebuano
- Gemma Tagalog
- *gimmu gmw-pro
- gema Old Portuguese
- yema Asturian
- *gómpʰos Proto-Hellenic