Where does “intertaxonic” come from?
intertaxonic (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intertaxonic (English): Alternative form of intertaxon
Definitions
- Alternative form of intertaxon
Ancestry of “intertaxonic”, step by step
intertaxonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English taxonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxonic | Relating to taxons |
| 2 | English | taxon | A group of one or more populations of an organism... |
| 3 | English | taxonomy | The science or the technique used to make a... |
| 4 | French | taxonomie | Alternative form of taxinomie |
| 5 | English | taxo- | order, arrangement |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |