Etymology

germination

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Today it means: The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. Full definition →

Latin germen, germinis
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  1. Latin · derived fromgerminātiō, germinātiōnem“sprouting, budding, growing”
  2. Latin · derived fromgermen, germinis“shoot, sprout, bud”
  3. English todaygermination

From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ation, from Latin germinātiō, germinātiōnem (“sprouting, budding, growing”), from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”). By surface analysis, germinate + -ion.

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