Where does “geenitekninen” come from?

geenitekninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish geeni, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

geenitekninen (Finnish): pertaining to genetic engineering

Definitions

  1. pertaining to genetic engineering

Ancestry of “geenitekninen”, step by step

geenitekninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish geeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgeenigene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish tekninen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekninentechnical
2Swedishteknisktechnical, engineering, technological,...
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