Where does “genitival” come from?
genitival (English) comes from Romanian genitiv, from Latin genitivus, from Latin genitus, from Latin gignere, from Latin genere, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
genitival (English): Having genitive form; pertaining to, or derived...
Definitions
- Having genitive form; pertaining to, or derived...
Ancestry of “genitival”, step by step
genitival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian genitiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | genitiv | the genitive case |
| 2 | Latin | genitivus | Alternative form of genetīvus; pertaining to... |
| 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 |
via English genitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genitive | Of or pertaining to that case which expresses a... |