Where does “generating” come from?
Generating derives from the English present participle of generate, from Latin generatus (past participle of generō, meaning to beget or produce), from Latin genus (birth, origin, or kind), from Proto-Italic genos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- (to beget or give birth).
generating (English): present participle of generate
Definitions
- present participle of generate
Ancestry of “generating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generate | To bring into being; give rise to; To produce as... |
| 2 | Latin | generō | to bring to life, to confer life upon: to beget, to breed, to father, to impregnate, to procreate, to sire |
| 3 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |