Where does “genos” come from?

genos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

genos (Proto-Celtic): family, clan; birth

Definitions

  1. family, clan; birth

Ancestry of “genos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “genos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →