| -genic ( adj.) | |
|---|---|
| Applies to | systems, headmates |
| Origin | in circulation |
-genic is a suffix that describes origins, or how a system formed. It may also be used as an umbrella term for any kind of origin, including those of specific members.
Related Terms[edit | edit source]
Some common origin terms that use the -genic suffix are traumagenic, endogenic, and quoigenic.
-epectic is a suffix that refers to a symbolic rather than literal origin.
-based is a suffix used when something affects a system's structure/type/etc but isn't an origin. All -based terms have a -genic counterpart.
-tien is a suffix used to describe system functions. -tien terms don't need to have a -genic counterpart, although some may.
-seeded (or -sown) is a suffix to describe the origin of a headspace, layer, or similar.
-dawn is a suffix to describe the origin of a group or sisasystem.
-orma is a suffix to describe the origin of a specific headmate.
History[edit | edit source]
The suffix "-genic" / "-genesis" / "-geny" comes from the Greek γένεσις (genesis), and is used to refer to origin or development. For example, sociogeny describes the development of a social phenomenon, something that is sociogenic arises from or in a social context. Similar common terms are psychogenic and iatrogenesis. The suffix has been used in this manner since at least the 1860s[1], often in context of scientific study and observation.
