English

genitalize

From genital + -ize.

Formed from genital + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’

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Latin gignō ‘to beget, generate’

Latin genitus ‘begotten’

Latin genitalis ‘of or belonging to generation’

Middle English genital

Today it means

verb To assign genitals to; to emphasize the genitals of; to make genitalic.

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

Etymograph / genitalize