■ combining form denoting the mode by which something develops or is produced: orogeny.
Origin
rel. to Fr. -génie ; both forms derive from Gk -geneia , from gen- (root of gignomai 'be born, become' and genos 'a kind').
■ combining form denoting the mode by which something develops or is produced: orogeny.
Origin
rel. to Fr. -génie ; both forms derive from Gk -geneia , from gen- (root of gignomai 'be born, become' and genos 'a kind').
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004