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Where does “biogenetic” come from?

biogenetic (English) comes from French biogénétique, from French bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

biogenetic (English): Of or pertaining to biogenesis; Of or pertaining...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to biogenesis; Of or pertaining...

Ancestry of “biogenetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbiogénétiquebiogenetic; biogenetics
2Frenchbio-life
3Ancient Greekβίο-—
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “biogenetic”

  • biogenetically
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