endogamy
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
gam
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
endogamy
marriage within a clan or group
同族结婚, 同部族婚姻
Dissection of endogamy
endogamy = endo- (within) + gam (marriage) + -y (condition, action, process)
endogamy = marriage within a clan or tribe, the opposite of exogamy
Now Repeat my Dissection
endogamy = marriage within a clan or tribe, the opposite of exogamy
Important roots for this word:
endo-
gam
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
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