parthenogenesis (n.)

"reproduction without fertilization or sexual union," 1849, from Greek parthenos "a virgin," a word of unknown origin, + -genesis "birth, origin, creation." Related: Parthenogenetic.

also from 1849

Entries linking to parthenogenesis

-genesis

word-forming element meaning "birth, origin, creation," from Greek genesis "origin, creation, generation," from gignesthai "to be born," related to genos "race, birth, descent" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups).

Trends of parthenogenesis

adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable.

More to Explore

virgin

c. 1200, "unmarried or chaste woman noted for religious piety and having a position of reverence in the Church," from Anglo-French and Old French virgine "virgin; Virgin Mary," from Latin virginem (nominative virgo) "maiden, unwedded girl or woman," also an adjective, "fresh, unu

birth

c. 1200, "fact of being born;" mid-13c., "act of giving birth, a bringing forth by the mother, childbirth," sometimes in Middle English also "conception;" also "that which is born, offspring, child;" from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse *byrðr (replacing cognate Old Engli

implement

mid-15c., "supplementary payment, amount needed to complete repayment," from Late Latin implementem "a filling up" (as with provisions), from Latin implere "to fill, fill up, make full; fatten; fulfill, satisfy," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *e

ace

c. 1300, "one at dice," from Old French as "one at dice" (12c.), from Latin as "a unit, one, a whole, unity;" also the name of a small Roman coin (originally a rectangular bronze plaque weighing one pound, it eventually was reduced by depreciation to half an ounce; in imperial ti

apply

late 14c., "join or combine (with); attach (to something), adhere," from Old French aploiier "apply, use, attach" (12c., Modern French appliquer), from Latin applicare "attach to, join, connect;" figuratively, "devote (oneself) to, give attention," from ad "to" (see ad-) + plicar

prudent

late 14c., "wise, discerning, judicious," from Old French prudent "with knowledge, deliberate" (c. 1300) and directly from Latin prudentem (nominative prudens) "knowing, skilled, sagacious, circumspect;" rarely in literal sense "foreseeing;" contraction of providens, present part

bust

1690s, "sculpture of upper torso and head," from French buste (16c.), from Italian busto "upper body," from Latin bustum "funeral monument, tomb," originally "funeral pyre, place where corpses are burned," perhaps shortened from ambustum, neuter of ambustus "burned around," past

make-up

also makeup, "manner in which something is put together," 1821, from the verbal phrase (see make (v.) + up (adv.)). To make up as "build, collect into one form by bringing together" is from late 14c., also "prepare." It is attested from late 15c. as "supply as an equivalent," fro

utopia

1551, from Modern Latin Utopia, literally "nowhere," coined by Thomas More (and used as title of his book, 1516, about an imaginary island enjoying the utmost perfection in legal, social, and political systems), from Greek ou "not" + topos "place" (see topos). The current (since

finicky

1825, "dainty, mincing," from finical "too particular" (1590s), which perhaps is from fine (adj.) + -ical as in cynical, ironical (OED says "ultimate derivation" from the adjective "seems probable"). But finikin (1660s) "dainty, precise in trifles" has been proposed as a source,

Share parthenogenesis

‘cite’

Page URL:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/parthenogenesis

HTML Link:

<a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/parthenogenesis">Etymology of parthenogenesis by etymonline</a>

APA style:

Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of parthenogenesis. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved $(datetime), from https://www.etymonline.com/word/parthenogenesis

Chicago style:

Harper Douglas, “Etymology of parthenogenesis,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed $(datetime), https://www.etymonline.com/word/parthenogenesis.

MLA style:

Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of parthenogenesis.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/parthenogenesis. Accessed $(datetimeMla).

IEEE style:

D. Harper. “Etymology of parthenogenesis.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/parthenogenesis (accessed $(datetime)).

updated on February 01, 2020

Remove ads >

Dictionary entries near parthenogenesis

part of speech

partake

partaker

parterre

parthenic

parthenogenesis

Parthenon

Parthian

parti-

partial

partiality