oogenesis
‘genesis of ovum’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. oogenesis < oo- word forming element meaning ‘egg, eggs’ + -genesis ‘birth, creation, generation’ < Gk. genesis ‘origin, creation, generation’ < gignesthai ‘to be born,’ related to genos ‘race, birth, descent’ < jehn < gene-< Tamil īṉ