Where does “glottogony” come from?
glottogony (English) comes from English -gony, from Ancient Greek γονή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
glottogony (English): The genesis of language, i. e. the emergence of a...
Definitions
- The genesis of language, i. e. the emergence of a...
Ancestry of “glottogony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -gony | Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γονή | offspring; that which engenders, seed; act of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |