ἀγενής

Ancient Greek

adj-3rd

Definitions

unborn, uncreated
of no family, ignoble, mean, cowardly, vile
with no family, childless

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (be born, come into being, become, I come into being, be, come into existence, be produced, breeding, take place).

Origin

Ancient Greek

γίγνομαι

Gloss

be born, come into being, become, I come into being, be, come into existence, be produced, breeding, take place

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

eugenics English
genetic English
Θεογένης Ancient Greek
γένεσις Ancient Greek
γίγνομαι Ancient Greek
γενέτας Ancient Greek
γενέτης Ancient Greek
γενέτωρ Ancient Greek
γεννήτωρ Ancient Greek
γονή Ancient Greek
γονεύς Ancient Greek
γόνος Ancient Greek
προγίγνομαι Ancient Greek
ἐγγίγνομαι Ancient Greek
ἐκγίγνομαι Ancient Greek
ἔγγονος Ancient Greek
Ἑρμογένης Ancient Greek
ἠριγένεια Ancient Greek
Ἰφιγένεια Ancient Greek
*ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
*ǵíǵnh₁- Proto-Indo-European
αγενής Greek (modern)
γεγονός Greek (modern)