English

generich

From gene + rich.

A compound of gene + rich

Ancient Greek γενεά ‘generation, descent’

German Gen

English gene

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

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Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz ‘kingly’

Proto-West Germanic *rīkī ‘powerful’

Old English rīċe ‘powerful’

Middle English riche ‘strong’

English rich

Today it means

adj Having a higher than normal concentration of genes

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

Etymograph / generich