English
gon-
Gon- comes from Ancient Greek γόνος ‘genitals’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os ‘birth’, and ultimately from *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónh₁os‘birth’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνοςgónos‘genitals’
- Englishtodaygon-
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*ǵónh₁os‘birth’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνοςgónos‘genitals’
- Englishtodaygon-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
general, kind, king, nature, german, engine, native, generation, gender, nation, pregnant, genuine, gene, genius, oxygen, ken, genre, gentle, indigenous, hydrogen, genocide, naive, genus, kin, noel, innate, genital, natal, ingenious, nee, germ, nativity, nada, nascent, naïve, gentile, janata, gens, puny, glycogen, 116 more
Another origin of gon-
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνυgónu‘knee’
- Englishtodaygon-
Today it means
prefix sexual reproduction, especially male
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / gon-