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Where does “γενεᾱ́” come from?

γενεᾱ́ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γεννάω, from Ancient Greek γέννα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

γενεᾱ́ (Ancient Greek): birth; race, descent; generation

Definitions

  1. birth; race, descent; generation

Ancestry of “γενεᾱ́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγεννάωto beget, give birth to; to bring forth, produce,...
2Ancient Greekγέννα"Ancient Greek"; "Medieval" "Greek"
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “γενεᾱ́”

  • gene
  • antigen
  • genealogy
  • homogenous
  • genomics
  • intron
  • transgene
  • antigenic
  • oncogene
  • genealogist
  • intergenic
  • toxicogenomics
  • pharmacogenomics
  • intronic
  • multigene
  • genic
  • antigenicity
  • autoantigen
  • pseudogene
  • metagenomics
  • antigenically
  • supergene
  • protooncogene
  • intragenic
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