'agamogenesis' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'agamos,' where 'a-' meant 'without' and 'gamos' meant 'marriage' or 'union.'

'agamos' combined with 'genesis' in Greek, meaning 'origin' or 'creation,' and eventually became the modern English word 'agamogenesis.'

Initially, it meant 'reproduction without union,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.