Where does “” come from?

胲 (Chinese) comes from English hydroxylamine, from English hydroxyl, from English hydrogen, from French hydrogène, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxylamineAn explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia,...
2EnglishhydroxylA univalent radical or functional group in...
3EnglishhydrogenThe lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008
4Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
5French-gène-gen, -genic
6Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
7Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
8Ancient Greek-είᾱSuperficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being
9Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
11Proto-Indo-European-ess
12Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ήςEvery word from Ancient Greek -είᾱ