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Where does “endogenous” come from?

Endogenous comes from English -genous, from French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Latin -osus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-, meaning to produce or beget.

endogenous (English): Produced, originating or growing from within; Of...

Definitions

  1. Produced, originating or growing from within; Of...

Ancestry of “endogenous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendogenA plant which increases in size by internal...
2EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
3EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
4Middle Englishagaynagain
5Old Englishonġēan—
6Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
7Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
9Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “endogenous”

  • endogenously
  • nonendogenous
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