-γενής
-genḗs
“producing, born of”
16 words in English grow from this root.
Androgen
Medicineἀνήρ, ἀνδρόςanḗr, andrós
“male-producing”
Antigen
Medicineἀντίantí
“producer of the thing that opposes”
Antioxidant
Scienceἀντίantí
“against the acid-maker”
Collagen
Medicineκόλλαkólla
“glue-producer”
Ergogenic
Sportἔργονérgon
“work producing”
Estrogen
Medicineοἶστροςoîstros
“producing frenzy”
Glycogen
Scienceγλυκύςglykýs
“sugar-maker”
Halogen
Scienceἅλςháls
“salt-producer”
Hydrogen
Scienceὕδωρhýdōr
“water-former”
Nitrogen
Scienceνίτρονnítron
“nitre-producing”
Oxide
Scienceὀξύςoxýs
“acid-maker compound”
Oxygen
Scienceὀξύςoxýs
“acid-former”
Pathogen
Medicineπάθοςpáthos
“suffering-producer”
Phosgene
Scienceφῶςphōs
“born of light”
Photogenic
Artφῶςphôs
“born of light”
Thermogenic
Medicineθερμόςthermós
“heat producing”