-genic

See also: genic

English

Etymology

Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.

Suffix

-genic

producing or generating something
carcinogenic ― tending to cause cancer
produced or generated by something
bacteriogenic ― caused by bacteria
suitable to be produced, or reproduced
telegenic ― attractive to television viewers

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -genic

Related terms

Translations

generated

German: -gen (de)
Greek: -γενής (-genís)
Polish: -twórczy (pl), -rodny, -genny

References

“-genic, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2008.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.