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Gabriel Milito
Etymology of the English word geitonogamy
the English word
geitonogamy
derived from the Greek word
geiton
, γείτων (a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground); by implication, a friend)
using the Greek suffix
-gamy
Date
The earliest known usage of geitonogamy in English dates from the 19th century.
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