Where does “androgenic” come from?
Androgenic derives from English androgen and the suffix -gen, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, "of a man") and ἀνήρ (anḗr, "man"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to beget or produce."
androgenic (English): Of, relating to, or being an androgen
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or being an androgen
Ancestry of “androgenic”, step by step
androgenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English androgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | androgen | The generic term for any natural or synthetic... |
| 2 | English | -gen | A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen |
| 3 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 4 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |