-genesis

See also: genesis, Genesis, génesis, Génesis, Gênesis, and -génesis

English

Etymology

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.

Suffix

-genesis

1. origin
2. production

Antonyms

• -lysis

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -genesis

Related terms

• -gen
• gene
• -gene
• -genic
• genito-
• geno-
• -genous
• -geny
• gon-
• -gonium
• -gony

 

Translations

origin

• Finnish: -geneesi (fi)
• French: -genèse (fr)
• Galician: -xénese (gl)

production

• Finnish: -geneesi (fi)
• French: -genèse (fr)
• Galician: -xénese (gl)

References

• “genesis_2”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Geisens, Giesens, seeings, signees