genitus

Meaning

  1. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) perfect passive participle of gignō
  2. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) perfect passive participle of gignō
  3. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) perfect passive participle of gignō

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɡɛ.nɪ.tʊs]
Etymology

Reflects a Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-tos, which displaced the original *ǵn̥h₁-tós, whence Latin nātus, which came to belong to a different verb. In light of Proto-Italic *genatā, the change conceivably happened during the Italic period, though see there for possible counterarguments.

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