Etymology

gonado-

Today it means: gonad, reproductive organ. Full definition →

English gonad ← New Latin gonadēs ← Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
  4. Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
  5. Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
  6. New Latingonadēs
  7. Englishgonad
  8. English todaygonado-

By surface analysis, gonad + -o-.

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