Etymology

-genic

gen·ic

Today it means: Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  4. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  5. English today-genic

Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.