Where does “génos” come from?
génos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
génos (Proto-Hellenic): family; race
Ancestry of “génos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “génos”