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Where does “xenogenesi” come from?

xenogenesi (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.

xenogenesi (Italian): xenogenesis

Definitions

  1. xenogenesis

Ancestry of “xenogenesi”, step by step

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