Aetheogam
Alternative forms
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀήθης ("unusual") + γάμος ("marriage").
“aetheogam†listed in the Oxford English Dictionary 2
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Usage notes
Being derived from the two vowels ἀή (alpha-eta: aē), rather than the diphthong αἰ (alpha-iota: ai), the initial ae- of aetheogam can only properly be written as two separate letters (ae), with a diaeresis atop the e (as aëtheogam) being optional; the spellings *ætheogam and *etheogam are, therefore, erroneous.
Derived terms
- aetheogamous botany