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gnus Gnus ġnus
Latin
Etymology
From a combining form ine-pro *-ǵn(h₁)-osNussbaum, Alan J (2017), "The Latin “bonus rule” and benignus ‘generous, kind’" (preprint) from la ine-pro *ǵenh₁- to produce, to beget, to give birth, whence la gignō give birth.gignō 260–261 Compare la -genus, which was reformed from other forms.
Pronunciation
yes
Suffix
-gnus
suffix forming adjectives denoting origin. born, originated from
la bene well benignus kind, generous
la male badly malignus ungenerous, grudging
la bi- two- bignae twins
la prīvus prīvignus stepson
Declension
-gnus
Derived terms
la
References