adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to germination
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Standard Lemma guide
germinative
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adj
Meaning 2
Having the ability to germinate
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English germinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English germinative From germinate + -ive. From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: germinatif — of or pertaining to germination
- Italian: germinativo — of or pertaining to germination
- Latin: germinātīvus — of or pertaining to germination
- Portuguese: germinativo — of or pertaining to germination
- Spanish: germinativo — of or pertaining to germination
- Hungarian: csíraképes — having the ability to germinate
- Portuguese: germinativo — having the ability to germinate
- Spanish: germinativo — having the ability to germinate