sitiogonic

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adjective

Concerned with the mythological motif of the origins of foods, food sources, or food-related aspects of human culture.

OriginAncient Greek σῖτος →
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Meanings

adjectivesitiogonic (comparative more sitiogonic, superlative most sitiogonic)

comparative more sitiogonic · superlative most sitiogonic

  1. human sciencesConcerned with the mythological motif of the origins of foods, food sources, or food-related aspects of human culture.

    [Bruce] Lincoln ... coins the term sitiogonic to mean 'explaining the origin of food'

    1993, Anne Birrell, Chinese Mythology, Johns Hopkins, page 12

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσῖτος“food, grain”
  2. Englishsitiogonic

From sitio- + -gon + -ic, from Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos, “food, grain”) + γόνος (gónos, “creation”).

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APA

sitiogonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitiogonic

MLA

“sitiogonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitiogonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitiogonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitiogonic.

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