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Where does “monogony” come from?

monogony (English) comes from English -gony, from Ancient Greek γονή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

monogony (English): asexual reproduction

Definitions

  1. asexual reproduction

Ancestry of “monogony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gonyForms nouns that describe the genesis of a class...
2Ancient Greekγονήoffspring; that which engenders, seed; act of...
3Ancient Greek-ή—
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →