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Where does “só-ghineacht” come from?

só-ghineacht (Irish) comes from Irish -gineacht, from Irish -gin, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

só-ghineacht (Irish): mutagenicity

Definitions

  1. mutagenicity

Ancestry of “só-ghineacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-gineacht-geny, -genicity, -geneity
2Irish-gin-gen
3Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
4Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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