From the 14th Century

gen - er - a - tive

Pronunciation: \ˈjen-rə-tiv, ˈje-nə-, -ˌrā-tiv\

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

: having the power or function of generating, originating, producing, or reproducing

        

So, to 'generate' is the adjective that can describe both an original and a reproduction form
Ideas of repeat, multiplicity, numerous, singular, cloning as the outcome from the action


Why did the word originate in the 14th century?
 

gen·er·ate

Pronunciation: \ˈje-nə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): gen·er·at·ed; gen·er·at·ing

Etymology: Latin generatus, past participle of generare, from gener-, genus descent, birth — more at kin

Date: 1509

1 : to bring into existence: as a : procreate, beget b : to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical process : produce
2 : to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) Atlantic>
3 : to define or originate (as a mathematical or linguistic set or structure) by the application of one or more rules or operations; especially : to trace out (as a curve) by a moving point or trace out (as a surface) by a moving curve