English

genovariant

From geno- + variant.

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

Ancient Greek γέννα ‘descent, lineage’

Ancient Greek γεννάω ‘to produce’

Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, kind’

English geno-

Latin varius ‘diverse, various, variegated’

Latin variō ‘to change’

Latin variāns ‘varying, fluctuating’

Old French variant ‘varying’

Today it means

noun A genetic variant

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

Etymograph / genovariant