Etymology of the Latin word degenerare
the Latin word
degenerare (be inferior to ancestors, unworthy; deteriorate; be unworthy , fall short of the standard set by; cause deterioration in; sink; fall away from, below the level)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
degener (degenerate, base; inferior to ancestors; low-born, of, belonging to inferior stock)
derived from the Latin word
genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Derivations in Latin
supinDerivations in other languages
French
dégénérer, Italian
degenerare, Portuguese
degenerar, Spanish
degenerar
