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Where does “authigenic” come from?

authigenic (English) comes from Ancient Greek αὖθι, from Ancient Greek αὐτόθι, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from French mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

authigenic (English): Generated where it is found or observed

Definitions

  1. Generated where it is found or observed

Ancestry of “authigenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekαὖθιContraction of αὐτόθι; on the spot
2Ancient Greekαὐτόθιon the spot; here, there; forthwith, straightway
3Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
4Frenchmobilemobile; moving; movable
5Latinmōbilis—
6Latin-bilis-ble
7Proto-Italic-ðlis—
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
9Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “authigenic”

  • authigenically
  • nonauthigenic
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