Where does “pidginogenic” come from?
pidginogenic (English) comes from English pidgin, from Chinese Pidgin English pidgin, from English business, from Middle English busines, from Old English bisiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
pidginogenic (English): Relating to, or fostering, the formation of a...
Definitions
- Relating to, or fostering, the formation of a...
Ancestry of “pidginogenic”, step by step
pidginogenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pidgin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pidgin | An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used... |
| 2 | Chinese Pidgin English | pidgin | business |
| 3 | English | business | A specific commercial enterprise or... |
| 4 | Middle English | busines | — |
| 5 | Old English | bisiġnes | business, busyness |
| 6 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |