lithogeny etymology

English word lithogeny comes from English -geny (Generation. Origin. Production.), English litho- (Lith- + -o-.)

Detailed word origin of lithogeny

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-geny English (eng) Generation. Origin. Production.
litho- English (eng) Lith- + -o-.
lithogeny English (eng) The formation of rock; lithogenesis.

Words with the same origin as lithogeny

Descendants of -geny
amphogeny anthropogeny arrhenogeny biogeny chronogeny cryogeny crystallogeny cytogeny dynamogeny embryogeny epeirogeny geophylogeny homogeny iatrogeny ideogeny lysogeny metallogeny monogeny nomogeny phytogeny polygeny thaumatogeny thelygenous zoogeny
Descendants of litho-
astrolithology chemical lithosphere lithoautotroph lithobrake lithocarp lithocholic lithoclast lithocyte lithofacies lithogenic lithogenous lithogeochemical lithogeochemistry lithograph litholatry lithology lithomancy lithometeor lithomorphic lithophytic lithospheric lithotint lithotrophic phytolithology