English
generatrix
Generatrix comes from Latin generātrīx ‘female equivalent of generātor: producer,…’, from genus ‘descent, origin, birth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-1‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os1‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genos1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenus1‘descent, origin, birth’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerō2‘bring to life, beget, generate, produce’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerātrīx3‘female equivalent of generātor: producer, generator’
- Englishtodaygeneratrix3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin genero
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin generatrix
- 3 Wiktionary, English generatrix
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-Wiktionary, Latin genero‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁osWiktionary, Latin genero‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genosWiktionary, Latin generoreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenusWiktionary, Latin genero‘descent, origin, birth’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerōWiktionary, Latin generatrix‘bring to life, beget, generate, produce’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerātrīxWiktionary, English generatrix‘female equivalent of generātor: producer, generator’
- EnglishtodaygeneratrixWiktionary, English generatrix
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, nature, nation, german, pregnant, native, engine, ken, genius, indigenous, genuine, genetic, gentle, naive, kin, noel, genesis, innate, natal, nada, genital, ingenious, nativity, nee, nascent, janata, germ, puny, gentile, degenerate, jaunty, gens, cognate, degeneration, genial, genteel, gingerly, genitive, azadi, 96 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
oxygen, hydrogen, genocide, genealogy, glycogen, estrogenic, 27 more
through Latin genus ‘descent, origin, birth’
genre, genuinely, genus, transgender, generosity, engender, 13 more
through Latin generō ‘bring to life, beget, generate, produce’
Today it means
noun A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “generatrix”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin genero, Latin generatrix. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / generatrix