English

genogrinder

From geno- + grinder.

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

Ancient Greek γέννα ‘descent, lineage’

Ancient Greek γεννάω ‘to produce’

Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, kind’

English geno-

Proto-Germanic *grindaną ‘to grind’

Proto-West Germanic *grindan ‘to grind’

Old English grindan ‘to grind’

Old English grindere ‘one or that which grinds’

Middle English grinder

Today it means

noun A type of homogenizer used in the preparation of tissue samples

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

Etymograph / genogrinder