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germinal (adj.)
[germinal 词源字典]
"in the early stages of development," 1808, from Modern Latin
germinalis
"in the germ," from Latin
germen
(genitive
germinis
) "a sprout, bud, sprig, offshoot" (see
germ
).
[germinal etymology, germinal origin, 英语词源]