Latin · root
gignere
to bear, beget
Words sharing this root
benignNot harmful or threatening.congenitalPresent from birth or rooted in the earliest stages of development.engineA machine that produces mechanical power.genitalAn external reproductive organ, or relating to reproductive organs.genitaliaReproductive organs, especially the external ones.indigenousOriginating in and naturally belonging to a particular place or region.progenitorAn ancestor from which a line descends.progenyOffspring descended from a parent or source.