Where does “digenetic” come from?
digenetic (English) comes from English digenesis, from English Genesis, from Latin genesis, 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.
digenetic (English): Of or relating to a subclass of trematode worms...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a subclass of trematode worms...
Ancestry of “digenetic”, step by step
digenetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digenesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digenesis | The alternation of sexual and asexual methods of... |
| 2 | English | Genesis | The first book in the Hebrew Bible |
| 3 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via French digénétique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | digénétique | — |