-gony

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “generation”).

Suffix

-gony

  1. Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing.
    telegony (tele- + -gony)
    gametogony (gamete + -o- + -gony)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -gony
agamogony
amphigony
androgony
anthropogony
archegony
bibliogony
cosmogony
dissogony
embryogony
gametogony
gamogony
geogony
glottogony
heterogony
merogony
monogony
physiogony
plasmogony
psychogony
schizogony
sporogony
telegony

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