noun, masculine/ˈxeɾmen/plural: gérmenes
germen; microbe, microorganism; seed, origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *genamen Latin *genmen Latin germenbor. Spanish germen Borrowed from Latin germen (“germ, seed”).