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Where does “genare” come from?

genare (Italian) comes from French gêner, from Middle French genner, from Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Ancestry of “genare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgênerto hinder, hamper, bother; to bother, annoy,...
2Middle Frenchgenner—
3Middle High Germanjenner—
4Latiniānuārius—
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →