'anticyclogeny' originates from Greek (via New Latin and modern scientific English), specifically the elements 'antí', 'kyklos', and 'génesis', where 'antí' meant 'against', 'kyklos' meant 'circle/wheel', and 'génesis' meant 'origin/creation'.

'anticyclogeny' changed from New Latin/modern-scientific coinages such as 'anticyclogenesis' and related formations, and eventually appeared in modern English scientific usage as 'anticyclogeny'.

Initially formed from roots meaning 'against' + 'circle' + 'origin', the term's usage has come to mean specifically 'the formation of an anticyclone' in meteorological contexts.