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Where does “regenerated” come from?

Regenerated comes from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare meaning "to create anew," from re- "again" and genus "birth or origin," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to give birth or beget."

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Ancestry of “regenerated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregenerateTo construct or create anew, especially in an...
2Latinregenerātus—
3Latinregenerō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “regenerated”

  • unregenerated
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