germen

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • shoot, sprout, bud
  • germ, seed, origin
  • embryo, fetus

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (offspring, seed) suffix from Latin gignō (beget, I beget, bear) root from Proto-Indo-European *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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