geminate

/ˈdʒemənət/JEH-muh-nuht

/ˈdʒɛmənət/JEH-muh-nuht

Meaningtwinned

Common meaning: doubled, in pairs

gemintwin, pairedLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 805 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin geminus ‘twin, paired’.

Roots

geminus, -a, -um Latin “twin, paired”

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