Etymology of the English word genus
the English word
genusderived from the Latin word
genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of genus in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
laminariaCognates
Dutch
genre, Dutch
genus, English
genre, French
genre, German
Genre, German
Genus, Italian
genere, Norwegian
genre, Norwegian
genus, Portuguese
genero, Spanish
genero, Swedish
genre, Swedish
genusUsage
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