Gemellus
/dʒəˈmɛl.əs/noun
A twin or one of a pair born together; also used as a Roman cognomen.
Did you know?Gemellus comes from Latin gemellus, a diminutive of geminus (“twin”), and its root is the same one behind words for paired things and twin-born identities in Roman culture.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dwo-
“two”
Proto-Italic
Italic
*geminos
“twin, double-born”
Classical Latin
Latin
geminus
“twin; paired; double”
Classical Latin
Latin
gemellus
“little twin; one of a pair of twins”
Modern English
English
gemellus
“a twin muscle or paired anatomical structure, especially in anatomy”