genetic
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/
The English word “genetic” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Relating to genetics or genes.
- Caused by genes.
- Of or relating to origin (genesis).
- Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
- Based on a shared membership in a religious family.
Etymology
Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Reflects Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis) + -κός (-kós). Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene + -tic or gen(esis) + -etic.
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