Where does “genioplasty” come from?
genioplasty (English) comes from English genio, from Italian genio, from Latin genius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
genioplasty (English): mentoplasty
Ancestry of “genioplasty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | genio | Somebody of a particular turn of mind |
| 2 | Italian | genio | genius; spirit, genie; il genio |
| 3 | Latin | genius | the deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |