Where does “androgenetic” come from?

androgenetic (English) comes from English genetic, from Ancient Greek γενετικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

androgenetic (English): Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis

Ancestry of “androgenetic”, step by step

androgenetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English genetic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeneticRelating to genetics or genes; Caused by genes;...
2Ancient Greekγενετικός
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English andro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishandroAndrostenedione; Androgynous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -κόςEvery word from Ancient Greek γενετικός