Where does “gènere” come from?
gènere (Catalan) comes from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
gènere (Catalan): kind, nature; genre; gender
Definitions
- kind, nature; genre; gender
Ancestry of “gènere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “gènere”