Where does “formgenre” come from?
formgenre (Danish) comes from Danish genre, from French genré, from Old French gendre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
formgenre (Danish): a genre that is distinguished by its format, such as novel, poem or feature film
Definitions
- a genre that is distinguished by its format, such as novel, poem or feature film
Ancestry of “formgenre”, step by step
formgenre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish genre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | genre | genre, a special type of literature, music or art... |
| 2 | French | genré | genric |
| 3 | Old French | gendre | son-in-law |
| 4 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |