English
hydrogenation
Hydrogenation comes from French hydrogène, from Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, stock, kin’, 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-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génos‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένοςgénos‘race, stock, kin’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthydrogène
- English1500–presenthydrogen
- Englishtodayhydrogenation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génos‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένοςgénos‘race, stock, kin’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthydrogène
- English1500–presenthydrogen
- Englishtodayhydrogenation
A compound of hydrogen + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
Proto-Hellenic *génos ‘race’
Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, stock, kin’
French hydrogène
English hydrogen
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, german, engine, nature, pregnant, native, genuine, genius, ken, genetic, indigenous, gentle, generic, generate, generous, transgender, kin, noel, naive, genesis, generosity, nationalism, nee, innate, genital, natal, germ, genealogy, ingenious, regeneration, nada, naïve, nascent, nativity, puny, janata, gentile, gens, jaunty, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
general, gender, generation, gene, genre, genuinely, genus, 30 more
through Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, stock, kin’
Today it means
noun The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / hydrogenation