English
polygoneutic
Polygoneutic comes from Ancient Greek γονεύω ‘to produce offspring’, from γονεύς ‘parent’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti‘to engender’reconstructedreduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gígnomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγνομαι‘to be born’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύςgoneús‘parent’o-grade of root of γίγνομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύω‘to produce offspring’
- Englishtodaypolygoneutic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti‘to engender’reconstructedreduplicated present stem of *ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gígnomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγίγνομαι‘to be born’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύςgoneús‘parent’o-grade of root of γίγνομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγονεύω‘to produce offspring’
- Englishtodaypolygoneutic
Formed from poly- + γονεύω ‘to produce offspring’ + -tic
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús ‘much, many’
Ancient Greek πολύς ‘many, much’
English poly-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’
kind, general, king, nature, german, gender, nation, pregnant, native, generation, engineer, genuine, ken, gene, genre, gentle, indigenous, oxygen, hydrogen, genocide, naive, genus, kin, noel, innate, natal, germ, nada, genitalia, nascent, naïve, nativity, nee, janata, gentile, gens, puny, genial, glycogen, genteel, 110 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti ‘to engender’
engine, genius, genital, ingenious, 10 more
through Ancient Greek γίγνομαι ‘to be born’
Today it means
adj Having two or more broods in a season.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / polygoneutic