eugenesia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”) + γένος (génos, “offspring, descendant”) + -ia. Parallel coinage to English eugenics.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /euxeˈnesja/ [eu̯.xeˈne.sja]
Rhymes: -esja
Syllabification: eu‧ge‧ne‧sia

Noun

eugenesia f (uncountable)

eugenics

Derived terms

eugenésico

Further reading

“eugenesia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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