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)

1. eugenics

Derived terms

• eugenésico

 

Further reading

• “eugenesia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10