Dictionary

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
   • mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations
   • tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket

Relateds

-geny · gene · -genous · -genic · genesis · genetic · -gene

Translations (15)

hu -gén (producer of something) · ja 素 (producer of something) · fr -gène (producer of something) · ga -gin (producer of something) · pt -geno (producer of something) · fi -geeni (producer of something) · fa زا (producer of something) · de -gen (producer of something) · pt -génio (producer of something) · es -geno (producer of something) · tr -jen (producer of something) · it -geno (producer of something) · pt -gênio (producer of something) · pl -gen (producer of something) · ca -gen (producer of something)