intergenerational

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin generō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin generātiōlbor.
Old French generacionbor.
▲
Latin generātiōbor.
Middle English generacioun
English generation
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English intergenerational

    From inter- + generation + -al.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (US):(file)

    Adjective

    intergenerational (not comparable)

    1. Between or across generations.
      intergenerational justice
      • 2021 May 19, Donna M. Owens, “Microaggressions and straight-up racism are exhausting Black people”, in Racial Reckoning‎[1], NBC News, archived from the original on 30 September 2026:
        In nearly 300 pages, the book delves into the history of white supremacy and racist systems that have led to intergenerational Black fatigue.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.