Where does “-gonie” come from?

-gonie (French) comes from Ancient Greek γόνος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

-gonie (French): gony

Definitions

  1. gony

Ancestry of “-gonie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekγόνοςThat which is begotten: child, grandchild,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνος →