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Where does “ĝeni” come from?

ĝeni (Esperanto) comes from French gêner, from Middle French genner, from Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

ĝeni (Esperanto): to bother, trouble

Definitions

  1. to bother, trouble

Ancestry of “ĝeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgênerto hinder, hamper, bother; to bother, annoy,...
2Middle Frenchgenner—
3Middle High Germanjenner—
4Latiniānuārius—
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “ĝeni”

  • senĝeneco
  • ĝenado
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