-gen

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-gen

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

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morpheme A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something. mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations

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suffix producer of something

Español	-geno
日本語	素 so
Português	-génio, -gênio, -geno
Français	-gène
Deutsch	-gen
Italiano	-geno

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"-gen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-gen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-gen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-gen

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"-gen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-gen.

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@misc{gen_2026,
  title = {-gen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-gen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}