Where does “engendrar” come from?
engendrar (Portuguese) comes from Latin ingenerare, 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.
engendrar (Portuguese): to engender
Definitions
- to engender
Ancestry of “engendrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ingenerare | inflection of ingenerō: ## present active... |
| 2 | Latin | generare | present active infinitive of generō;... |
| 3 | Latin | genero | I bring to life, I confer life upon: I beget, I... |
| 4 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |