Word of the Day: GERMANE

As closely related as having the same parents

germane (adj) - particularly relevant, appropriate, or applicable [jer-meyn]

BREAKDOWN: GERM- (bud or sprout) +  -ANE (pertaining to)

• to germinate means to start to grow from a seed into something new; to cause or be caused to grow

“I think the only thing for me, the tricky thing with the footnotes, is that they are an irritant, and they require a little extra work, and so they either have to be really germane or they have to be kind of fun to read.” —David Foster Wallace