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Where does “crystallogenesis” come from?

crystallogenesis (English) comes from English Genesis, from Latin genesis, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

crystallogenesis (English): The formation of crystalline minerals

Definitions

  1. The formation of crystalline minerals

Ancestry of “crystallogenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenesis—
2Latingenesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birth
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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