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- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- English today-gen
Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something. Full definition →
Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os