Where does “oxigén” come from?

oxigén (Hungarian) comes from German oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

oxigén (Hungarian): oxygen

Definitions

  1. oxygen

Ancestry of “oxigén”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanoxygenoxygenic
2Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
3Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
4Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “oxigén”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Hellenic génos →