germination vs origination

germination and origination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
germination	Yes	No	No	No
origination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, origination is a hypernym of germination; that is, origination is a word with a broader meaning than germination:

germination: the origin of some development
origination: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Other hypernyms of germination include inception, origin.

germination (noun)	origination (noun)
the origin of some development	the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow	an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events