-gamcomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French -game; Greek γάμος.

Etymology: < (i) French -game (in e.g. cryptogame cryptogam n.), and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek γάμος marriage < γαμεῖν to marry, to get married, of unknown origin. Compare scientific Latin -gamus (in e.g. cryptogamus cryptogam n.), and also -gamia in taxonomic use (see -gamy comb. form). Compare -gamy comb. form, -gamous comb. form.Earliest at the end of the 18th cent. in the French borrowing cryptogam n. (which is modelled ultimately on post-classical Latin cryptogamia Cryptogamia n.). Subsequently in a number of formations in the 19th cent., frequently modelled on scientific Latin names of taxa ending in -gamia , as monogam n., polygam n., aetheogam n., etc. Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin.

Chiefly Botany.

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Forming nouns denoting types of plant classified according to their reproductive structures, as amphigam n., cryptogam n., phanerogam n., etc.Frequently corresponding to adjectives in -gamous (see -gamous comb. form 2).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	-gam
释义	-gamcomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French -game; Greek γάμος. Etymology: < (i) French -game (in e.g. cryptogame cryptogam n.), and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek γάμος marriage < γαμεῖν to marry, to get married, of unknown origin. Compare scientific Latin -gamus (in e.g. cryptogamus cryptogam n.), and also -gamia in taxonomic use (see -gamy comb. form). Compare -gamy comb. form, -gamous comb. form.Earliest at the end of the 18th cent. in the French borrowing cryptogam n. (which is modelled ultimately on post-classical Latin cryptogamia Cryptogamia n.). Subsequently in a number of formations in the 19th cent., frequently modelled on scientific Latin names of taxa ending in -gamia , as monogam n., polygam n., aetheogam n., etc. Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin. Chiefly Botany. Categories » Forming nouns denoting types of plant classified according to their reproductive structures, as amphigam n., cryptogam n., phanerogam n., etc.Frequently corresponding to adjectives in -gamous (see -gamous comb. form 2). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form
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