Etymology

tocogenetic

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Today it means: Pertaining to the evolutionary process in which the higher terms are generated by the lower through creative synthesis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τόκος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτόκος“childbirth, gestation; offspring”
  2. English todaytocogenetic

From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth, gestation; offspring”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source”) + -ic.

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