English
genin
Genin comes from Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, stock, kin’, and goes back to 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‘race, stock, kin’
- Englishtodaygenin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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‘race, stock, kin’
- Englishtodaygenin
Formed from -in
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, nature, nation, king, native, german, pregnant, engine, genetic, ken, naive, genuine, gentle, generic, noel, indigenous, transgender, genius, natal, genesis, regeneration, generosity, kin, innate, nee, nativity, nada, naïve, janata, degenerate, genealogy, germ, nascent, degeneration, puny, regenerate, genital, cognate, gentile, ingenious, 100 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
general, generation, gender, generate, generous, gene, genre, genuinely, genus, 26 more
through Proto-Hellenic *génos ‘race’
through Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, stock, kin’
Today it means
noun The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / genin