Where does “cladistic” come from?
cladistic (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.
cladistic (English): Relating to a clad; Relating to cladistics
Definitions
- Relating to a clad; Relating to cladistics
Ancestry of “cladistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cladistics | An approach to biological systematics in which... |
| 2 | English | clade | A group of animals or other organisms derived... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλάδος | young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₂dos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |