[ kɒz'mɒgəni ]
■ noun ( plural cosmogonies ) the branch of science concerned with the origin of the universe, especially the solar system.
Derivatives
cosmogonic -mə'gɒnɪk adjective
cosmogonical -mə'gɒnɪk(ə)l adjective
cosmogonist noun
Origin
C17: from Gk kosmogonia , from kosmos 'order or world' + -gonia '-begetting'.