Thursday, March 12, 2015

The Root "Gen" in Genocide

These are all the words I could find containing "gen", which should give us a fuller understanding of what "genocide" can mean.  (For more background, see my article "Abortion is a Form of Genocide.")

genetics, generation, engender, genesis, genitals, progeny, progenitors, gene, eugenics, gender, generate, genealogy, generous, genius, legend, magenta, nitrogen, octogenarian, oogeny, oxygen, pathogen, pungent, regency, smidgen, tangent, Trogen, urgent, gendarme, genre, indigenous, agency, agenda, agent, allergen, androgen, argent, agent, urgent, astringent, cogent, congenial, contingency, convergence, generate, degenerate, detergent, diligent, disingenuous, divergent, emergence, estrogen, exigent, fulgent, general, generic, genteel, gentile, gentle, gently, genuine, halogen, homogenize, hydrogen, indigent, intelligence

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