Etymograph

English

gonapophysis

From gon- + apophysis.

Formed from gon- + apophysis

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵónh₁os ‘birth’

Ancient Greek γόνος ‘genitals’

English gon-

Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις ‘offshoot’

English apophysis

Today it means

noun A modified tubular appendage of the anal region in insects that functions in copulation, oviposition, or stinging

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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