WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
-gen-, root.
- -gen- comes from Greek and Latin, where it has the meanings "race;
birth;
born;
produced.'' These meanings are found in such words as: antigen, carcinogen, congenital, degenerate, engender, erogenous, gender, gene, generate, genus, homogenize.
'-gen-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-gen
- -gene
- -genic
- -genous
- Abel
- Abimelech
- Abram
- Adah
- Adam
- Ahuzzath
- Akkad
- Amalek
- Amalekite
- Antlia
- Apus
- Aquarius
- Aquila
- Ara
- Argo
- Aries
- Army of the Potomac
- Asenath
- Asher
- Ashkenaz
- Gen Alpha
- Gen X
- Gen Y
- Gen Z
- Gen.
- acrogen
- actino-
- adaptogen
- adjutant general
- aeolipile
- agglutinogen
- agriculture
- alcaligenes
- ale
- allergen
- alunogen
- always
- amidogen
- amongst
- amylogen
- andro-
- androgen
- andromeda
- androsace
- anenst
- anes