English
genericize
From generic + -ize.
A compound of generic + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race’
Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus ‘genus, kind’
Middle French générique
English generic
Today it means
verb To turn into a genericized trademark.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / genericize