Etymograph

English

Genesee

Genesee comes from Seneca Gen-nis'-hee-yo ‘pleasant valley, beautiful valley’.

  1. SenecamodernGen-nis'-hee-yo‘pleasant valley, beautiful valley’
  2. EnglishtodayGenesee

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. SenecamodernGen-nis'-hee-yo‘pleasant valley, beautiful valley’
  2. EnglishtodayGenesee

Today it means

name The name of various places in North America: A community in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Seneca Gen-nis'-hee-yo / Genesee