Etymology

orthogenetic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to orthogenesis or orthogenetics. Full definition →

English genetic ← Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) ← Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
  6. Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
  7. Englishortho-
  8. Englishgenetic
  9. English todayorthogenetic

From ortho- + genetic.

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