Latin
genus
‘birth, origin, lineage, descent’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin genus.
23 English words in this record descend from Latin genus, most familiar first.
- general ← generālis
- generation ← generacioun ← generacion ← generātiō ← generō
- gender ← gendre ← gendre
- generate
- generous ← genereux ← generōsus
- genre ← gen(d)re
- generic ← générique
- genuinely ← genuine ← genuīnus
- transgender ← gender ← gendre ← gendre
- genus
- generosity ← generosite ← generōsitās ← generōsus
- regeneration ← regenerātiō ← regenerō ← generō
More words from genus
- regenerate
- generative
- engender
- degenerous
- extrageneous
- generatrix
- generant
- generalia
- generification
- ingenerate
- primigenial
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Etymograph / Latin genus