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agennesis
Agennesis comes from Ancient Greek γέννησις ‘engendering’, from γεννᾰ́ω ‘I beget’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génos‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένοςgénos‘offspring’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγέννα‘offspring, generation’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγεννᾰ́ω‘I beget’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγέννησιςgénnēsis‘engendering’
- Englishtodayagennesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génos‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένοςgénos‘offspring’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγέννα‘offspring, generation’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγεννᾰ́ω‘I beget’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγέννησιςgénnēsis‘engendering’
- Englishtodayagennesis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, nature, nation, german, native, pregnant, engine, ken, genius, indigenous, genuine, genetic, gentle, naive, kin, transgender, noel, generic, natal, innate, regeneration, nativity, nada, genital, naïve, generosity, ingenious, germ, janata, nee, nascent, degenerate, genealogy, genesis, puny, degeneration, regenerate, gentile, cognate, 100 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
general, generation, gender, genre, generate, generous, gene, genuinely, genus, 26 more
through Proto-Hellenic *génos ‘race’
through Ancient Greek γένος ‘offspring’
Today it means
noun Impotence; sterility.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / agennesis