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Where does “genned in” come from?

genned in (English) comes from English generate, 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.

genned in (English): Fully acquainted with the details of something;...

Definitions

  1. Fully acquainted with the details of something;...

Ancestry of “genned in”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenerateTo bring into being; give rise to; To produce as...
2Latingenerō—
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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