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Where does “-genetico” come from?

-genetico (Italian) comes from Italian -genesi, 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.

-genetico (Italian): -genic

Definitions

  1. -genic

Ancestry of “-genetico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-genesi-genesis
2Latingenesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birth
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “-genetico”

  • psicogenetico
  • palingenetico
  • morfogenetico
  • ortogenetico
  • fitogenetico
  • organogenetico
  • orogenetico
  • citogenetico
  • embriogenetico
  • paragenetico
  • ologenetico
  • cariogenetico
  • fitogenetica
  • patogenetico
  • filogenetico
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