Etymology

orogeny

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Today it means: The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust. Full definition →

French orogénie ← Ancient Greek ὄρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄρος“mountain, high ground”
  2. French · derived fromorogénie
  3. English todayorogeny

From French orogénie, from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation, birth, making”). By surface analysis, oro- + -geny.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὄρος all →

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