-genic
suffix/-ˈdʒɛ.nɪk/
Etymology Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.
1
Morpheme Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
- carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)
2
Morpheme Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
- bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)
3
Morpheme Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.
- tele- + -genic → telegenic (“attractive to television viewers”)