Etymology

-genous

Today it means: Producing or yielding. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  4. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  7. English today-genous

From -gen + -ous.

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