gen- root words — words with the gen- root

The root gen- comes from Latin genero, meaning beget, produce. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including generate, generated, generates, generating, generation, genuine, generations, generator, generators, genuinely, genitive, ingenuous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the gen- root

Explore words with gen- — words containing the gen- root and sharing its sense of "beget, produce". Examples include generate, generated, generates, generating, generation, genuine, generations, generator, generators, genuinely, genitive, ingenuous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The gen- root means beget, produce, from Latin genero. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.