Generator etymology

Latin

Latin word generator comes from Proto-Indo-European - -os, Proto-Indo-European *genes-, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (Race, lineage.)

Detailed word origin of generator

Dictionary entry Language Definition
- -os Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*genes- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ǵénh₁os Proto-Indo-European (ine) Race, lineage.
*genos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Lineage, origin.
generis Latin (lat)
generare Latin (lat)
generator Latin (lat)

Words with the same origin as generator

Descendants of - -os

genus nemus