Where does “*endogenos” come from?

*endogenos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “*endogenos”, step by step

*endogenos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “*endogenos

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