geno-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. genetics - e.g. genotype
  2. family, tribe or race - e.g. genocide

Word forms

geno-

Etymology

From the stem of Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”), also Ancient Greek γεννάω (gennáō, “to produce”) and from Latin gēns (“tribe, clan”).

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