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-geny

 
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a combining form meaning “origin,” used in the formation of compound words: phylogeny.
Origin:
1885–90; < Gk -geneia. See -gen, -y 3
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-geny  
suff.  Production; generation; origin: ontogeny.

[Greek -geneia, from -genēs, born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
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-geny suff.
Production; generation; origin: ontogeny.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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