Dictionary

-genic en · X

Pronunciation

• /-ˈdʒɛ.nɪk/

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. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.

Meanings

1. (morpheme, not-comparable) Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
   • carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)
2. (morpheme, not-comparable) Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
   • bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)
3. (morpheme, not-comparable) Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.
   • tele- + -genic → telegenic (“attractive to television viewers”)

Relateds

-geny · -gen · -genous · -gene

Translations (5)

pl -genny (generated) · pl -twórczy (generated) · pl -rodny (generated) · de -gen (generated) · el -γενής (generated)