Etymology of the English word agamogenesis
the English word
agamogenesisderived from the English word
agamicderived from the Late Latin word
agamus (unmarried)
derived from the Greek word
agamos, ἄγαμος (unmarried)
derived from the Greek word
gamos, γάμος (nuptials)
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the English word
genesisderived from the Latin word
genesisderived from the Greek word
genesis, γένεσις (birth; origin; nativity; figuratively, nature)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of agamogenesis in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
