Word: germline
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: germ
line
Definition: Those cells of an individual that have genetic material that could be passed to offspring; the source of gametes.
Morphemes:
Affix: germ
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gignō
Language: la
Decoded: gigno
Meaning: I beget
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: line
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.