Generation
/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/noun
A group of people born and living around the same time, or the act of producing something.
Did you know?Its deepest root is the same Indo-European source behind words for birth and creation across several languages, showing how human identity has long been tied to the power of making and lineage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵenh₁-
“to beget, give birth, produce”
Latin
Latin
generāre
“to beget, produce, create”
Latin
Latin
generātiō
“a begetting, procreation; a class or race of people”
Old French
OF
generacion
“birth, lineage, a generation of people”
Middle English
English
generacioun
“procreation; a race or age group”
Modern English
English
generation
“a group of people born around the same time; the act of producing or creating”