-genesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix

origin
production

Word forms

-genesis -geneses

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis Via Latin, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis). The simplex genesis is in use as a common noun (as opposed to Genesis, the name of the biblical book) since the late 16th century, as a suffix since the mid 17th century (attested in epigenesis and palingenesis). Influenced by French -génésie and German -genese and productive in scientific vocabulary from the 19th century on.

Synonyms

-gony

Antonyms

-lysis

Related words

-gen gene -gene -genic genito- geno- -genous -geny gon- -gonium -gony

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