Genet Definition
- Citizen Genet
- Edmund Charles Edouard Genet
- jean genet
- Genetta genetta
Other Word Forms of Genet
Noun
Origin of Genet
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Middle English from Old French genete of Iberian Romance origin Spanish jineta perhaps originally a feminine form (used in the sense “bandit” to refer to the genet euphemistically because it preys on poultry) of Spanish jinete horseman from Old Spanish ginete jennet
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.
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From genetic (on the model of ramet)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Coined in the 20th century from gene.
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See jennet
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