Where does “miscegenate” come from?
miscegenate (English) comes from English miscegenation, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
miscegenate (English): to mix or blend; to mix or blend race in marriage...
Definitions
- to mix or blend; to mix or blend race in marriage...
Ancestry of “miscegenate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | miscegenation | The mixing or blending of race in marriage or... |
| 2 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |