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Where does “gyne” come from?

gyne (English) comes from English gynecologist, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

gyne (English): The primary reproductive female caste of social...

Definitions

  1. The primary reproductive female caste of social...

Ancestry of “gyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgynecologistA physician specializing in diseases of the...
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “gyne”

  • polygyne
  • monogyne
  • pseudogyne
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