germinate的词源

英文词源

germinate

germinate: see germ

germinate (v.)

c. 1600, probably a back-formation from germination. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Germinated; germinating. Earlier germynen (mid-15c.) was from Old French germiner or directly from Latin germinare.

中文词源

germinate：萌芽

来自germ, 萌芽。

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germinate：(使)发芽 

词根词缀： -germ-生殖,出生 + -in名词词尾 + -ate动词词尾