Etymology

germen

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Today it means: The basic form of an organism; the seed or germ. Full definition →

Latin germen
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromgermen“germ, seed”
  2. English todaygermen

From Latin germen (“germ, seed”). Doublet of germ.

Words from the same roots

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