how did you come up with the name genes and DNA?

Question: how did you come up with the name genes and DNA?
- Keywords:
  dna,
  gene
Asked by 584radg42 to Pip, Reka on 18 Nov 2016.
- Reka Nagy answered on 18 Nov 2016:
  
  The word ‘gene’ comes from the greek word genos which means race/offspring!
  
  DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the chemical name of the molecules.

Question: how did you come up with the name genes and DNA?