Where does “hydrotaxis” come from?
hydrotaxis (English) comes from English taxis, from Ancient Greek τάξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
hydrotaxis (English): movement in response to water
Definitions
- movement in response to water
Ancestry of “hydrotaxis”, step by step
hydrotaxis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taxis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxis | The directional movement of an organism in... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |