-oecious

English

/ˈiːʃəs/, /ˈiʃəs/

suffix

Definitions

Forms adjectives describing the arrangement of sexual organs.
(biology) Forms adjectives describing the host of an organism.

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek οἰκία (house, family, tribe).

Origin

Ancient Greek

οἰκία

Gloss

house, family, tribe

Concept

Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Classifier

`Kanji`

家, 族

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dioecy English
οἰκέω Ancient Greek
οἰκία Ancient Greek

dioecy