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Where does “-gamia” come from?

-gamia (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek -γαμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-gamia (Portuguese): -gamy

Definitions

  1. -gamy

Ancestry of “-gamia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-γαμία—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-gamia”

  • endogamia
  • anisogamia
  • heterogamia
  • adelfogamia
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