< [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Degenerate]] degeneratus, pp. of degenerare (“‘to degenerate’”) < degener (“‘ignoble’”) < de (“‘from, down’”) + genus (“‘race, kind’”); see genus, general.
< [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Degenerate]] degeneratus, pp. of degenerare (“‘to degenerate’”) < degener (“‘ignoble’”) < de (“‘from, down’”) + genus (“‘race, kind’”); see genus, general.