Where does “gonad” come from?

Gonad derives from Ancient Greek γονή, from Ancient Greek γίγνεσθαι meaning "to be born," from Proto-Indo-European ǵíǵnh₁- "to beget" and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

gonad (English): A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically,...

Definitions

  1. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically,...

Ancestry of “gonad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latingonas—
2Ancient Greekγονήoffspring; that which engenders, seed; act of...
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “gonad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →