- germination (n.)
[germination 词源字典]
- mid-15c., from Latin germinationem (nominative germinatio) "a sprouting forth, budding," noun of action from past participle stem of germinare "to sprout, put forth shoots," from germen (genitive germinis) "a sprout or bud" (see germ).[germination etymology, germination origin, 英语词源]