Where does “orogenous” come from?
orogenous (English) comes from English orogeny, from French orogénie, from French -génie, from Ancient Greek -γένεια, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
orogenous (English): Of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic
Definitions
- Of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic
Ancestry of “orogenous”, step by step
orogenous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orogeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orogeny | The process of mountain building by the upward... |
| 2 | French | orogénie | orogeny |
| 3 | French | -génie | -genesis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -γένεια | -geny |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |