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Where does “nongeneric” come from?

nongeneric (English) comes from English generic, from Middle French générique, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nongeneric (English): Alternative spelling of non-generic

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of non-generic

Ancestry of “nongeneric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgenericvery comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to...
2Middle Frenchgénérique—
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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