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Where does “geno-” come from?

geno- (English) comes from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

geno- (English): genetics - e.g. genome; family, tribe or race -...

Definitions

  1. genetics - e.g. genome; family, tribe or race -...

Ancestry of “geno-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
2Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “geno-”

  • genotype
  • genotypic
  • genotoxic
  • genogram
  • genotoxicity
  • genotypically
  • nongenotoxic
  • epigenotype
  • genogroup
  • genospecies
  • genodermatosis
  • genocentric
  • genotoxin
  • antigenotoxic
  • genotoxicology
  • intergenotypic
  • antigenotoxicity
  • genophobia
  • subgenotype
  • intergenotype
  • genocopy
  • genoserotyping
  • intragenotype
  • genopathy
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