Where does “τάξις” come from?

τάξις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂ǵ- — to touch.

τάξις (Ancient Greek): arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of...

Definitions

  1. arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of...

Ancestry of “τάξις”, step by step

τάξις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τάσσω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτάσσωto arrange, put in order; to arrange soldiers,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂ǵ-to touch

via Ancient Greek τᾰ́σσω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτᾰ́σσωto put in order, arrange; to place; I arrange”,...

Words derived from “τάξις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂ǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek τάσσω