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Where does “genèse” come from?

genèse (French) comes from Latin genesis, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

genèse (French): genesis

Definitions

  1. genesis

Ancestry of “genèse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birth
2Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
3Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “genèse”

  • polygenèse
  • spermatogenèse
  • biogenèse
  • monogenèse
  • glycogenèse
  • paragenèse
  • orthogénétique
  • myogenèse
  • organogenèse
  • thermogenèse
  • orthogenèse
  • diagenèse
  • ectogenèse
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