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Where does “џиновски” come from?

џиновски (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian џи̏н, from English gin, from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium, from Latin gignere, from Latin genere, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

џиновски (Serbo-Croatian): titanic, colossal; colossally

Definitions

  1. titanic, colossal; colossally

Ancestry of “џиновски”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianџи̏нgiant
2EnglishginA colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by...
3Old Frenchenginintelligence; ruse; trickery; deception;...
4Latiningeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character;...
5Latingigneresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latingenereablative singular of genus; to beget, produce
7Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
8Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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