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Where does “eumelanogenesis” come from?

eumelanogenesis (English) comes from English melanogenesis, 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.

eumelanogenesis (English): The production of the normal quantity of melanin...

Definitions

  1. The production of the normal quantity of melanin...

Ancestry of “eumelanogenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelanogenesisThe production of melanin in human skin
2EnglishGenesis—
3Latingenesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birth
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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