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Where does “xenogamy” come from?

xenogamy (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

xenogamy (English): The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one...

Definitions

  1. The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one...

Ancestry of “xenogamy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξένοςforeign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
2Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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