Etymology

gonimium

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Today it means: One of the bluish-green granules that replace the more usual gonidia in certain lichens. Full definition →

New Latin gonimium ← Ancient Greek γόνιμος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγόνιμος“productive”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromgonimium
  3. English todaygonimium

From New Latin gonimium, possibly from Ancient Greek γόνιμος (gónimos, “productive”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγόνιμος all →

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