Where does “chemotactic” come from?

Chemotactic comes from English chemo- combined with -tactic, ultimately from Greek taktikos meaning arranged or ordered.

chemotactic (English): Of or pertaining to chemotaxis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to chemotaxis

Ancestry of “chemotactic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchemo-Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
2New Latinchēmīa

Words derived from “chemotactic

Every word from New Latin chēmīaEvery word from English chemo-