cormogeny en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from German Cormogenie, itself from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós) + -genie; equivalent to Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “tree-trunk”) + -geny (“origin”). By surface analysis, cormo- + -geny.
Meanings
- (historical, qualifier:theory of recapitulation, rare, uncountable, usually) The study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cormogenies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
blastogeny · histogeny · organogeny