Where does “ossigeno” come from?

ossigeno (Italian) comes 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.

ossigeno (Italian): oxygen; first-person singular present of...

Definitions

  1. oxygen; first-person singular present of...

Ancestry of “ossigeno”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ossigeno”

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