Origins

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304. Origins

aetiology
etiology. aetiological, adj.
anthropogeny
the study of human origins. anthropogenic, anthropogenetic adj.
archology
the science of origins.
autochthonism, autochthony
the state of being aboriginal or native to a particular area. autochthonous, adj.
etiology
the study of the causes for and origin of any phenomena. Also spelled aetiology. etiological, adj.
isogenesis, isogeny
the state or process of deriving from the same source or origins, as different parts deriving from the same embryo tissues. isogenic, isogenetic, adj.
monogenism
the theory that the entire human race is descended from a single ancestral pair. Also monogenesis, monogeny. monogenist, n. monogenistic, adj.

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