English
genericness
From generic + -ness.
A compound of generic + -ness
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
noun The state or condition of being generic.
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Etymograph / genericness