Etymology

gemel

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Today it means: A twin (also attributively). Full definition →

Middle English gemow ← Old French gemel ← Latin gemellus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromgemellus
  2. Old French · derived fromgemel
  3. Middle English · inherited fromgemow
  4. English todaygemel

From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). The modern form is influenced by the Latin etymon.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishgemow all →

jimmer

Old Frenchgemel all →

gimbaljimmer

Latingemellus all →

gimbaljimmer

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.