Where does “Paleogene” come from?

Paleogene (English) comes from English gene, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Paleogene (English): Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era;...

Definitions

  1. Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era;...

Ancestry of “Paleogene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “Paleogene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →