autogenous的词源

英文词源

autogenous (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"self-generated," 1846, earlier autogeneal (1650s), from Greek autogenes "self-produced," from autos "self" (see auto-) + genes "formation, creation" (see genus). Modern form and biological use of the word said to have been coined by English paleontologist Richard Owen (1804-1892).

中文词源

autogenous:自生的  

词根词缀: auto-自己 + -gen-生殖,出生 + -ous形容词词尾

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