gonad的词源

英文词源

gonad (n.)

1880, from Modern Latin gonas (plural gonades), coined from Greek gone, gonos "child, offspring; seed, that which engenders; birth, childbirth; race, stock, family," related to gignesthai "be born," genos "race, birth, descent," from PIE *gon-o-, suffixed form of root *gen- "to give birth, beget" (see genus). Related: gonads; gonadal.

中文词源

gonad：性腺

来自词根gen, 生育，词源同genital, gene. 用于解剖学术语。

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