Where does “-gamy” come from?

-gamy (English) comes from Ancient Greek -γαμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-gamy (English): Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage;...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage;...

Ancestry of “-gamy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-γαμία—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-gamy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek -γαμία →