Where does “nitrogenous” come from?
Nitrogenous comes from English nitrogen, from French nitrogène and the French suffix -gène meaning "producing," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to produce or give birth."
nitrogenous (English): of, relating to, or containing nitrogen
Definitions
- of, relating to, or containing nitrogen
Ancestry of “nitrogenous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nitrogen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 7... |
| 2 | French | nitrogène | nitrogen |
| 3 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 4 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |