-gen
A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
Suffix
- A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
- mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations
- tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).