genesis

genesis · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγένεσις“origin, source, beginning”
2. Latin · borrowed fromgenesis“generation, nativity”
3. English todaygenesis

Borrowed from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Related to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be produced, become, be”). Doublet of kind, gens, and jati.

Genesis · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγένεσις“creation, beginning, origin”
2. English todayGenesis

From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”).

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