Etymology

-gamy

Today it means: Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵem-
  2. Ancient Greekγᾰ́μος (gắmos)
  3. English today-gamy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía), from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

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