chemical element, coined 1885 in Modern Latin by its discoverer (German chemist Clemens Alexander Winkler) from Latin Germania "Germany" (see Germany). With metallic element ending -ium.
germ
german
German
germane
Germanic
germanium
Germany
germicide
germinal
germinate
germination
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