English
genuinely
Genuinely comes from Latin genuīnus ‘innate, native, natural’, from genus ‘birth, origin, lineage, descent’, and ultimately from 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-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenus‘birth, origin, lineage, descent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenuīnus‘innate, native, natural’
- English1500–presentgenuine
- Englishearliest quotation 2022genuinely
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-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenus‘birth, origin, lineage, descent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenuīnus‘innate, native, natural’
- English1500–presentgenuine
- Englishearliest quotation 2022genuinely
Earliest quotation: 2022, Phil McNulty: “This was an emphatic performance and victory, the hosts…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, nature, king, nation, german, native, pregnant, engine, ken, genius, genetic, gentle, naive, indigenous, noel, natal, kin, genesis, innate, nativity, nada, genital, naïve, germ, janata, nee, nascent, degenerate, genealogy, ingenious, puny, degeneration, regenerate, gentile, cognate, jaunty, gens, genial, azadi, genitive, 96 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
oxygen, gene, hydrogen, genocide, glycogen, estrogenic, 22 more
through Proto-Italic *genos
transgender, regeneration, engender, 8 more
through Latin genus ‘birth, origin, lineage, descent’
general, generation, gender, genre, generate, generous, generic, generosity, genus, generative, 12 more
Today it means
adv In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / genuinely