Morpheme
Germ
Type
free base
Denotation
bud, sprout, seed, spring, offshoot
Etymology
Latin germen
Evidence
antigerm, degerm, germ, german, germane, germanely, germaneness, germband, germen, germens, germicidal, germicide, germier, germiest, germiness, germless, germlike, germline, germling, germogen, germophobe, germophobia, germophobic, germproof, germs, germule, germy, germyl, multigerm, nongermane, pangermism, pangermist, tetraorganogermane, ungermane
Notes
not related to German
Alternative Base Analysis
singular germen ~ plural germina
germ and germen are doublets
See Also
Germine, Gen(e) [Gene, Gen], Gene, Gene, Gene, Genu, Gener, Geni, Gent, Gn, Gonad, Gon(e) [Gone, Gon], N, Naiss
