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germanic

Today it means: Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons). Full definition →

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germanic · adjective¹

From germanium + -ic.

Germanic · proper noun, adjective, noun²

Latin · learned borrowing fromgermānicus
English todayGermanic

Learned borrowing from Latin germānicus, equivalent to German + -ic.

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