Where does “gentekniko” come from?

gentekniko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto geno, from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם — Aram (son of Shem).

gentekniko (Esperanto): genetic engineering

Definitions

  1. genetic engineering

Ancestry of “gentekniko”, step by step

gentekniko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto geno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogenoa gene
2Esperanto-oNominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...
3SpanishA suffix indicating the third-person singular...
4LatinAramaicusAramean, Aramaic
5Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκόςAramean, Aramaic
6AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
7AramaicארמיאAramaean
8AramaicארםAram (son of Shem)

via Esperanto tekniko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoteknikotechnique
Every word from Aramaic ארםEvery word from Esperanto -oEvery word from Spanish