English
supergeneric
From super- + generic.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, beget’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race’
Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus ‘genus, kind’
Middle French générique
English generic
Today it means
adj Above the level of a genus.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “supergeneric”. 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 / supergeneric