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
- An approach to biological systematics in which...
Ancestry of “cladistics”, 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 |
Words derived from “cladistics”