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Where does “ideogeny” come from?

ideogeny (English) comes from English -geny, from Ancient Greek -γένεια, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ideogeny (English): The science dealing with the origin of ideas

Definitions

  1. The science dealing with the origin of ideas

Ancestry of “ideogeny”, 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-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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