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Where does “γεννᾰ́ω” come from?

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

γεννᾰ́ω (Ancient Greek): to beget, give birth to; to bring forth, produce,...

Definitions

  1. to beget, give birth to; to bring forth, produce,...

Ancestry of “γεννᾰ́ω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγέννα"Ancient Greek"; "Medieval" "Greek"
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “γεννᾰ́ω”

  • 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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