gemel

Meanings

1. A twin (also attributively).
2. One of a pair of small bars placed together.
3. A finger ring which splits into two horizontally.
4. A pair of trees that fuse together, or are contained in the same trunk.

1. Coupled; paired.

Etymology

From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). The modern form is influenced by the Latin etymon.