myEtymology.com: English etymology of archegonium

Etymology of the English word archegonium

the English word archegonium

derived from the Latin word archegonium

derived from the Greek word archegonos

derived from the Greek word arkhegonos

derived from the Greek word gonos, γόνος (offspring)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *genə-

using the Greek prefix arkhe-

The earliest known usage of archegonium in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English