Where does “generator” come from?
generator (Dutch) comes from Latin generator, from Latin generō, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
generator (Dutch): generator
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Ancestry of “generator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | generator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | generō | to bring to life, to confer life upon: to beget, to breed, to father, to impregnate, to procreate, to sire |
| 3 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |