Where does “dichogamy” come from?

dichogamy (English) comes from English -gamy, from Ancient Greek -γαμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

dichogamy (English): The condition in which an organism changes sex...

Definitions

  1. The condition in which an organism changes sex...

Ancestry of “dichogamy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gamyUsed to form nouns describing forms of marriage;...
2Ancient Greek-γαμία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “dichogamy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from English -gamy →
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