Where does “genus” come from?

genus (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénus — cheek; jaw; chin.

genus (Proto-Celtic): jaw, cheek, mouth

Definitions

  1. jaw, cheek, mouth

Ancestry of “genus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénuscheek; jaw; chin

Words derived from “genus”

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