genetic

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Relating to genetics or genes.
2. (not-comparable) Caused by genes.
3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to origin (genesis).
4. (not-comparable) Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
5. (not-comparable) Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

Synonyms

genetical

genic

hereditary

inherited

transmissible

familial

transmitted

ancestral

genesic

congenital

gene

origins

seminal

spermatic

genesial

Translations

génétique

genetisch

genético

genético

genetico

genetisch

genètic

γενετικός

gentechnisch

erfelijk

γενέσιος

γενετική

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk/

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.