Where does “kongenial” come from?
kongenial (German) comes from Latin geniālis, from Latin genius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
kongenial (German): equally brilliant; on the same mental or...
Definitions
- equally brilliant; on the same mental or...
Ancestry of “kongenial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | geniālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | genius | the deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |