Where does “cladistics” come from?

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

cladistics (English): An approach to biological systematics in which...

Definitions

  1. An approach to biological systematics in which...

Ancestry of “cladistics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcladeA group of animals or other organisms derived...
2Ancient Greekκλάδοςyoung slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₂dos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “cladistics”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂dos →Every word from Ancient Greek κλάδος →
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