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Where does “genico” come from?

genico (Italian) comes from Spanish gen, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

genico (Italian): genic

Definitions

  1. genic

Ancestry of “genico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgengene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “genico”

  • monogenico
  • autogenico
  • geniche
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