Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-genesis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: -ge-n-e-sis
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

5

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

suffix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis Via Latin, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis). The simplex genesis is in use as a common noun (as opposed to Genesis, the name of the biblical book) since the late 16th century, as a suffix since the mid 17th century (attested in epigenesis and palingenesis). Influenced by French -génésie and German -genese and productive in scientific vocabulary from the 19th century on.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -, γένεσις

Inflected Forms

-geneses (plural)

Phrases

-gen -gene -genic genito- geno- -genous -geny gon-

Frequently Paired Words

-gen gene -gene -genic genito- geno- -genous -geny

Synonyms

-gony

Antonyms

-lysis

Questions

What does -genesis mean?: origin
Where does -genesis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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