Etymology

pangenesis

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Today it means: A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization. Full definition →

English genesis ← Latin genesis ← Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génetis
  10. Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
  11. Latingenesis
  12. Englishgenesis
  13. English todaypangenesis

From pan- + genesis.

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