Where does “génetōr” come from?

génetōr (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

génetōr (Proto-Hellenic): begetter, creator; ancestor, father

Definitions

  1. begetter, creator; ancestor, father

Ancestry of “génetōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tōrone who begets, produces; parent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tōr