gen

birth, origin, kind

Spelled gen · gignere, genus 'to beget; birth, kind'

Latin gignere meant beget: parents generate life, generations follow, and progeny carry their origin forward.

Words built from it

generate — to bring into being
gen (birth, produce) + -erate (to make, cause)
generation — a group born and living at about the same time
gen (birth) + -eration (act or result of)
genuine — authentic; true to its origin
gen (birth, origin) + -uine (truly of)
genius — exceptional natural ability
gen (birth) + -ius (spirit of)
engender — to bring about or give rise to
en- (in, into) + gen (birth, origin; via Latin generare, beget)
indigenous — native to a place; born there
indi- (within) + gen (birth) + -ous (having the quality of)
progeny — offspring; those born from someone
pro- (forth) + gen (birth) + -y (noun ending)

agenda — from Latin agere 'to do'; unrelated to genus 'kind, birth'.
legend — from Latin legere 'to read' (things to be read); unrelated to genus 'kind, birth'.
urgent — from Latin urgere 'to press, drive'; unrelated to genus 'kind, birth'.