Etymology

microdysgenesis

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Today it means: Very small-scale dysgenesis Full definition →

English dysgenesis ← Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *génetis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  8. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  9. New Latindys-
  10. Englishdys-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génetis
  14. Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
  15. Englishdysgenesis
  16. English todaymicrodysgenesis

From micro- + dysgenesis.

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