Where does “generate” come from?
Generate comes from Latin generatus, past participle of generō, derived from Latin genus meaning "kind" or "race," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to produce" or "beget."
generate (English): To bring into being; give rise to; To produce as...
Definitions
- To bring into being; give rise to; To produce as...
Ancestry of “generate”, step by step
generate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin generō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | generō | to bring to life, to confer life upon: to beget, to breed, to father, to impregnate, to procreate, to sire |
| 2 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Latin generātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | generātus | begotten, fathered, having been fathered |