Where does “genre” come from?

genre (Danish) comes 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.

genre (Danish): genre, a special type of literature, music or art...

Definitions

  1. genre, a special type of literature, music or art...

Ancestry of “genre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgenrégenric
2Old Frenchgendreson-in-law
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “genre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →
genre — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer