Where does “carpogonium” come from?

carpogonium (English) comes from English -gonium, from Ancient Greek γονή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

carpogonium (English): The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes

Definitions

  1. The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes

Ancestry of “carpogonium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-goniumA reproductive structure of some organisms
2Ancient Greekγονήoffspring; that which engenders, seed; act of...
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →