Etymology

mutagenicity

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Today it means: The condition of being mutagenic. Full definition →

English mutagenic ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos
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  1. Englishmuta-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  5. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  6. Englishmutagenic
  7. English todaymutagenicity

From mutagenic + -ity.

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