Etymology

volcanogenic

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Today it means: Having a volcanic origin. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
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The story

  1. LatinVulcānu
  2. ItalianVulcano
  3. Italianvulcano
  4. Englishvolcano
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. English todayvolcanogenic

From volcano + -genic.

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