English
agamogenesis
Agamogenesis comes from Ancient Greek γάμος ‘marriage’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- ‘to marry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵem-‘to marry’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγάμοςgámos‘marriage’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988agamogenesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵem-‘to marry’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγάμοςgámos‘marriage’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988agamogenesis
Earliest quotation: 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming-Pool Library: “He was as touching and as confidential as ever,…”
Formed from a-
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- ‘to marry’
through Ancient Greek γάμος ‘marriage’
Today it means
noun Asexual reproduction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- / agamogenesis