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Where does “gignō” come from?

gignō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic gignō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵíǵnh₁-.

Ancestry of “gignō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgignōgive birth; create, beget, produce
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵíǵnh₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵíǵnh₁- →