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Where does “unigenitus” come from?

unigenitus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μονογενής, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

unigenitus (Latin): only-begotten

Definitions

  1. only-begotten

Ancestry of “unigenitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονογενήςbeing the only member of a kin kind; only,...
2Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
3Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “unigenitus”

  • unigeniture
  • unigénito
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