Where does “genital” come from?
Genital comes from Middle English genital, from Latin genitalis, derived from Latin genitus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning to produce or beget.
genital (English): Of, or relating to biological reproduction; Of,...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to biological reproduction; Of,...
Ancestry of “genital”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | genital | — |
| 2 | Latin | genitālis | of or relating to generation or birth |
| 3 | Latin | genitus | begotten; engendered; produced |
| 4 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |