Etymology of the Latin word genus
the Latin word
genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Derivations in Latin
generalis,
generare,
generosus,
degener,
congener,
genuflexum,
gentilDerivations in other languages
English
genus, English
generic, English
miscegenation, French
gendre, French
générique, Portuguese
gênero, Spanish
geno, Spanish
genotipo, Spanish
género
