Meanings
suffix
- Having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵem-
- Ancient Greekγᾰ́μος (gắmos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- English-gamous
From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”), equivalent to -gamy + -ous.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish -avioinen
- -avioinenhaving the specified number or form of marriage
Hungarian -gám
- -gámhaving the specified number or form of marriage
Irish -gamach
- -gamachhaving the specified number or form of marriage
Italian -gamo
- -gamohaving the specified number or form of marriage
Spanish -gamo
- -gamohaving the specified number or form of marriage
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APA
-gamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gamous
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“-gamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gamous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-gamous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gamous.
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