English word orogeny comes from Ancient Greek ὄρος, Ancient Greek γενεια

Detailed word origin of orogeny

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
ὄρος	Ancient Greek (grc)
γενεια	Ancient Greek (grc)
orogénie	French (fra)
orogeny	English (eng)	(geology) The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.

Words with the same origin as orogeny