English
regenerate
Regenerate comes from Latin regenerātus ‘regenerated’, from generō ‘to be brought to life by: to spring from, to…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenus‘descent, origin, birth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerō‘to be brought to life by: to spring from, to descend from’next step skipped: Latin regenerō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEregenerātus‘regenerated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1595regenerate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenus‘descent, origin, birth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerō‘to be brought to life by: to spring from, to descend from’next step skipped: Latin regenerō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEregenerātus‘regenerated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1595regenerate
Earliest quotation: 1595, The Life and Death of King Richard the Second: “The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, nation, nature, german, native, engine, pregnant, ken, genius, oxygen, indigenous, genuine, genetic, gentle, gene, naive, hydrogen, kin, noel, genocide, natal, nada, innate, genital, naïve, ingenious, nativity, nee, nascent, janata, germ, puny, gentile, jaunty, gens, glycogen, genial, cognate, gingerly, 103 more
through Latin genus ‘descent, origin, birth’
general, genuinely, genre, generous, generic, transgender, genus, generosity, engender, 10 more
through Latin generō ‘to be brought to life by: to spring from, to…’
Today it means
verb To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / regenerate