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Where does “crystallogeny” come from?

crystallogeny (English) comes from English -geny, from Ancient Greek -γένεια, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

crystallogeny (English): A branch of science relating to the production of...

Definitions

  1. A branch of science relating to the production of...

Ancestry of “crystallogeny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-genyproduction; generation; origin
2Ancient Greek-γένεια-geny
3Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
4Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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