Where does “clades” come from?
clades (English) comes from English clade, from Ancient Greek κλάδος, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂dos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
clades (English): plural of clade
Ancestry of “clades”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clade | A group of animals or other organisms derived... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλάδος | young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₂dos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |