Latin

genus

‘birth, origin, lineage, descent’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin genus.

23 English words in this record descend from Latin genus, most familiar first.

• general ← generālis
• generation ← generacioun ← generacion ← generātiō ← generō
• gender ← gendre ← gendre
• generate
• generous ← genereux ← generōsus
• genre ← gen(d)re
• generic ← générique
• genuinely ← genuine ← genuīnus
• transgender ← gender ← gendre ← gendre
• genus
• generosity ← generosite ← generōsitās ← generōsus
• regeneration ← regenerātiō ← regenerō ← generō

More words from genus

• regenerate
• generative
• engender
• degenerous
• extrageneous
• generatrix
• generant
• generalia
• generification
• ingenerate
• primigenial

Etymograph / Latin genus