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Where does “mediagenic” come from?

mediagenic (English) comes from English Media, from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

mediagenic (English): thought of by the news media as an attractive...

Definitions

  1. thought of by the news media as an attractive...

Ancestry of “mediagenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMedia—
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “mediagenic”

  • mediagenicity
  • mediagenically
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