Where does “genospecies” come from?
genospecies (English) comes from English Species, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
genospecies (English): A species identified and characterised by means...
Definitions
- A species identified and characterised by means...
Ancestry of “genospecies”, step by step
genospecies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Species
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Species | A type or kind. Compare |
| 2 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 3 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English geno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geno | genocide; to genocide |