Where does “diagenetic” come from?

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

diagenetic (English): of, or relating to diagenesis

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to diagenesis

Ancestry of “diagenetic”, step by step

diagenetic 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 French diagénétique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiagénétiquediagenetic

Words derived from “diagenetic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →Every word from Ancient Greek γενετικός →