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Where does “miscegenation” come from?

miscegenation (English) comes from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

miscegenation (English): The mixing or blending of race in marriage or...

Definitions

  1. The mixing or blending of race in marriage or...

Ancestry of “miscegenation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
2Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “miscegenation”

  • antimiscegenation
  • miscegenational
  • miscigenação
  • antimiscigenação
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