Where does “-gony” come from?
-gony (English) comes from Ancient Greek γονή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
-gony (English): Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class...
Definitions
- Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class...
Ancestry of “-gony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | γονή | offspring; that which engenders, seed; act of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “-gony”