germlike

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adjective

Having the characteristics of a germ

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English germ →
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Meanings

adjectivegermlike (comparative more germlike, superlative most germlike)

comparative more germlike · superlative most germlike · alternative germ-like

  1. Having the characteristics of a germ

Origin

  1. Englishgerm
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishgermlike

From germ + -like.

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Chicago

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