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Where does “geneagenesis” come from?

geneagenesis (English) comes from Ancient Greek γενεά, from Ancient Greek γεννάω, from Ancient Greek γέννα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

geneagenesis (English): Alternation of generations

Definitions

  1. Alternation of generations

Ancestry of “geneagenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγενεάbirth; race, descent; generation
2Ancient Greekγεννάωto beget, give birth to; to bring forth, produce,...
3Ancient Greekγέννα"Ancient Greek"; "Medieval" "Greek"
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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