Where does “generativist” come from?
generativist (English) comes from English generative, from Middle English generatyve, from Latin generō, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
generativist (English): A proponent of generative grammar or generative...
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- A proponent of generative grammar or generative...
Ancestry of “generativist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generative | Having the power of generating, propagating,... |
| 2 | Middle English | generatyve | — |
| 3 | Latin | generō | to bring to life, to confer life upon: to beget, to breed, to father, to impregnate, to procreate, to sire |
| 4 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |