Where does “pre-genre” come from?
pre-genre (English) comes from English genre, from French genré, from Old French gendre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
pre-genre (English): A relatively abstract form of genre, such as...
Definitions
- A relatively abstract form of genre, such as...
Ancestry of “pre-genre”, step by step
pre-genre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English genre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genre | A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially... |
| 2 | French | genré | genric |
| 3 | Old French | gendre | son-in-law |
| 4 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |