Etymological root

*ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European

# *ǵenh₁-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** enh

## Words From This Root
- kind - A group of people or things that share the same qualities; a type or category.
- general - Relating to the main parts of something rather than the details.
- engine - A machine that turns fuel or power into movement, used to drive vehicles and other machines.
- nature - The physical world of plants, animals, and landscapes that people did not make.
- natural - Existing in nature and not made or caused by people.
- genius - A person with exceptional intelligence or creative ability.
- nation - A country considered as a political and independent state.
- generation - All the people of about the same age within a family or society.
- gentle - Kind, calm, and careful, not rough or violent.
- generous - Willing to give money, time, or help freely.
- gene - A part of a cell that carries information passed from parents to children and controls traits like eye colour.
- engineer - A person whose job is to design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems.
- native - Connected with the place where you were born.
- genuine - Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake.
- genetic - Relating to genes or to the genes you inherit from your parents.
- naive - Lacking experience or judgement, and too quick to trust or believe things.
- hydrogen - The lightest chemical element (symbol H), a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas.
- gender - The state of being male, female, or another identity, especially regarding social and cultural roles.
- generate - To cause something to exist or happen; to produce.
- ingenious - Cleverly inventive and original; very good at solving problems in new ways.
- genre - A particular type or style of art, literature, music, or film.
- indigenous - Belonging to a place from the earliest times, especially before colonizers arrived.
- genocide - The deliberate killing of a large group of people because of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.
- germ - A very small living thing that can cause disease, such as a bacterium or virus.
- generic - Shared by a whole group or class rather than specific to one thing.
- nationalist - A person who strongly supports their own nation, often above others.
- innate - Existing in a person or animal from birth; natural rather than learned.
- nascent - Just coming into existence and beginning to develop.
- natal - relating to the place or time of one's birth
- genus - a taxonomic rank grouping related species above the species level
- kin - one's family and relations collectively
- congenital - present from birth; inherent or deep-seated
- degenerate - having declined from a former or normal state of moral or physical quality
- genesis - the origin or coming into being of something
- benignant - kind and gracious, especially toward inferiors
- connate - existing from birth; congenitally united or related
- degeneracy - the state of having declined morally, physically, or in quality
- genetous - present from birth; congenital
- progenitor - an ancestor or originator of a line or movement
- benignity - kindness, gentleness, or harmlessness
- congenial - pleasant and agreeable in nature or compatible in disposition
- genic - of or relating to a gene or genes
- progeny - a person's descendants or an animal's offspring
- ungenerous - mean or stingy; unwilling to give

Words from this root(44)

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