Etymology

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Latin ēgermināt-
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromēgerminō“to sprout”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromēgermināt-
  3. English todayegerminate

From Latin ēgermināt-, perfect passive participial stem of Latin ēgerminō (“to sprout”). See Latin ē- (“out, away”), Latin germinō (“to sprout”), English germinate.

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