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Where does “-γένεια” come from?

-γένεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-γένεια (Ancient Greek): -geny

Definitions

  1. -geny

Ancestry of “-γένεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
2Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-γένεια”

  • phylogeny
  • ontogeny
  • lysogeny
  • phytogeny
  • phylogenic
  • geogenic
  • polygenist
  • embryogeny
  • dynamogenic
  • monogenist
  • homogeny
  • pathogeny
  • polygeny
  • metallogeny
  • biogeny
  • anthropogeny
  • epeirogeny
  • phylogenically
  • monogeny
  • morphogeny
  • geogeny
  • schizogeny
  • phylogenist
  • organogeny
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