Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “geogeny” come from?

geogeny (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;...

geogeny (English): The study of the origins or formation of the...

Definitions

  1. The study of the origins or formation of the...

Ancestry of “geogeny”, 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;...

Words derived from “geogeny”

  • geogenic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →