Where does “holophyletic” come from?

holophyletic (English) comes from English holo, from Ancient Greek ὅλος, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

holophyletic (English): Forming a clade; monophyletic

Definitions

  1. Forming a clade; monophyletic

Ancestry of “holophyletic”, step by step

holophyletic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English holo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishholohologram; Bound by ligands
2Ancient Greekὅλοςwhole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via English phyletic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphyleticOf or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic; Of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὅλος