Where does “geogenic” come from?
geogenic (English) comes from English geogeny, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
geogenic (English): Of or relating to the history of the earth;...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the history of the earth;...
Ancestry of “geogenic”, step by step
geogenic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English geogeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geogeny | The study of the origins or formation of the... |
| 2 | English | -geny | production; generation; origin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -γένεια | -geny |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |
via French géogénique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | géogénique | — |