Where does “Γένεσις” come from?

Γένεσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Γένεσις (Ancient Greek): Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek

Definitions

  1. Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek

Ancestry of “Γένεσις”, step by step

Γένεσις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic génetis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Ancient Greek γίγνομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγίγνομαιto come into being; to become; having ceased to...
2Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai—

Words derived from “Γένεσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic génetis →