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diagenesis
Diagenesis comes from Ancient Greek γένεσις ‘origin, creation’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis ‘birth, production’, and ultimately from *ǵenh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁tis‘birth, production’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génetis‘origin, source’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένεσιςgénesis‘origin, creation’
- Englishtodaydiagenesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁tis‘birth, production’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génetis‘origin, source’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένεσιςgénesis‘origin, creation’
- Englishtodaydiagenesis
The story
Coined in the 18th century from greek meaning "Across Generation", dia- + genesis from Ancient Greek δια- (dia-, “through”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation”).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
king, general, nature, german, native, pregnant, engine, generation, gender, ken, genius, oxygen, genuine, genre, generate, gene, indigenous, naive, kindness, nationalism, hydrogen, kin, noel, genocide, innate, natal, genus, kinder, nativity, nada, genital, naïve, ingenious, germ, nee, janata, nascent, puny, cognate, glycogen, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis ‘birth, production’
kind, nation, gentle, gentile, jaunty, gens, genteel, nomen, biogenesis, 13 more
through Proto-Hellenic *génetis ‘origin, source’
through Ancient Greek γένεσις ‘origin, creation’
Today it means
noun All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / diagenesis