Where does “trigeneric” come from?
trigeneric (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.
trigeneric (English): Of or relating to three genera
Definitions
- Of or relating to three genera
Ancestry of “trigeneric”, step by step
trigeneric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English generic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generic | very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to... |
| 2 | Middle French | générique | — |
| 3 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |