-gony Definition

gənē
suffix
Generation; reproduction; manner of origin.
Heterogony.
American Heritage
affix
Production, generation, coming into being.
Cosmogony, theogony.
Webster's New World

Origin of -gony

  • Latin -gonia from Greek -goneia from gonos offspring genə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • L -gonia < Gr < base of gignesthai, to be born: see genus

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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