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-geny
- a combining form meaning “origin,” used in the formation of compound words:
phylogeny.
-geny
combining form
- indicating origin or manner of development
phylogeny
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Derived Forms
- -genic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -geny1
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Example Sentences
This Blitheman perceiving that he had a natural geny to the faculty, spared neither time nor labor to advance it to the utmost.
I never saw him in the like way, except just that time when Miss Geny had the small pox.'
He left college without a degree, "his geny being," according to Ant.
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Words That Use -geny
What does -geny mean?
The combining form –geny is used like a suffix meaning “origin.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.
The form –geny comes from Greek –geneia, meaning “born” or “produced.” The Latin translation and cognate of –geneia is nātus, meaning “born,” which is the source of natal, native, and nature. Find out how these terms derive from nātus at our entry for each word.
What are variants of –geny?
While the form –geny doesn’t have any variants, it is related to the combining form –genic, as in hallucinogenic. The form –geny is also closely related to the combining forms –gen, –genous, –genesis, and –genetic, as in pathogen, heterogenous, biogenesis, and epigenetic. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for –gen, –genic, –genous, –genesis, and –genetic.
Examples of -geny
One example of a scientific term that features the form –geny is cytogeny, or cytogenesis, meaning “the origin and development of cells.”
The cyto– part of the word means “cell,” from Greek kýtos. The suffix –geny means “origin,” as we have seen. Cytogeny literally translates to “cell origin.”
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What are some other forms that –geny may be commonly confused with?
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