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Where does “gendrer” come from?

gendrer (Middle French) comes from Latin generare, from Latin genero, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “gendrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenerarepresent active infinitive of generō;...
2LatingeneroI bring to life, I confer life upon: I beget, I...
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gendrer”

  • genderen
  • gendren
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