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Where does “genere” come from?

genere (Latin) comes from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

genere (Latin): ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce

Ancestry of “genere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
2Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “genere”

  • engine
  • genuine
  • engineering
  • engineer
  • ingenious
  • genuinely
  • genital
  • progenitor
  • genuineness
  • ingeniously
  • genitalia
  • primogeniture
  • urogenital
  • engined
  • bioengineering
  • anogenital
  • reengineer
  • bioengineered
  • enginery
  • engineman
  • genitor
  • osteoprogenitor
  • geoengineering
  • pregenital
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