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Where does “hematogenous” come from?

Hematogenous derives from English -genous, French -gène, Ancient Greek -γενής meaning "born" or "produced," and Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to beget" or "to produce."

hematogenous (English): Producing blood; Spread by blood

Definitions

  1. Producing blood; Spread by blood

Ancestry of “hematogenous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemato-Alternative spelling of haemato-; blood

Words derived from “hematogenous”

  • lymphohematogenous
Every word from English hemato- →