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Where does “gener” come from?

gener (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic genros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

gener (Latin): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “gener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgenros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵm̥ros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry

Words derived from “gener”

  • gener fratris
  • progener
  • bisgenero
  • genero
  • gendres
  • gendre
  • genro
  • gendre
  • xenro
  • xenru
  • ginere
  • dziniri
  • genrro
  • gẽero
  • ienniru
  • jenniru
  • zinar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →