-genic
English
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Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.
Pronunciation
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[edit]-genic (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)
- Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
- carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)
- Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
- bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)
- Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “-genic, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2008.
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms suffixed with -ic
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- English lemmas
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