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protogenos
Protogenos comes from Ancient Greek πρωτόγονος ‘first-born’, from γόνος ‘offspring’, 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*ǵónh₁os‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνος‘offspring’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρωτόγονοςprōtógonos‘first-born’
- Englishtodayprotogenos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónh₁os‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόνος‘offspring’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρωτόγονοςprōtógonos‘first-born’
- Englishtodayprotogenos
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, general, nature, nation, german, native, engine, generation, pregnant, gender, genuine, genetic, ken, genius, gene, oxygen, gentle, genre, indigenous, naive, kin, innate, genocide, noel, natal, hydrogen, genus, nee, nativity, nada, genital, naïve, ingenious, germ, janata, nascent, puny, gentile, jaunty, 115 more
Today it means
noun Any of the first order of deities to come into existence, according to Greek cosmogony.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / protogenos