Etymology

endogeic

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French endogé ← Ancient Greek ἔνδον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔνδον“within, inside”
  2. French · derived fromendogé
  3. English todayendogeic

From French endogé + -ic. Endogé, first applied in the context of earthworms by Marcel Bouché (see anecic), is from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within, inside”) + γῆ (gê, “earth”), modelled after French épigé. By surface analysis, endo- + geo- + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἔνδον all →

endoosmosisend-endosteum

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