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Where does “astrocladistics” come from?

astrocladistics (English) comes from English cladistics, from English clade, from Ancient Greek κλάδος, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂dos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

astrocladistics (English): The phylogenetic analysis of galaxy evolution

Definitions

  1. The phylogenetic analysis of galaxy evolution

Ancestry of “astrocladistics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcladisticsAn approach to biological systematics in which...
2EnglishcladeA group of animals or other organisms derived...
3Ancient Greekκλάδοςyoung slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₂dos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →