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Where does “hypogamy” come from?

hypogamy (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...

hypogamy (English): The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic...

Definitions

  1. The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic...

Ancestry of “hypogamy”, 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 “hypogamy”

  • hypogamic
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