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Where does “tocogenetic” come from?

tocogenetic (English) comes from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tocogenetic (English): Pertaining to the evolutionary process in which...

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  1. Pertaining to the evolutionary process in which...

Ancestry of “tocogenetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
2Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
3Proto-Hellenictíktō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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