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

  1. equally brilliant; on the same mental or...

Ancestry of “kongenial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingeniālisOf or pertaining to marriage; nuptial, genial
2Latingeniusthe deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Latin genius →Every word from Latin geniālis →