Where does “metataxonomic” come from?
metataxonomic (English) comes from English taxonomic, from English taxonomy, from French taxonomie, from English taxo-, from Ancient Greek τάξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
metataxonomic (English): Relating to metataxonomy / metataxonomics
Definitions
- Relating to metataxonomy / metataxonomics
Ancestry of “metataxonomic”, step by step
metataxonomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taxonomic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxonomic | Of, or relating to taxonomy |
| 2 | English | taxonomy | The science or the technique used to make a... |
| 3 | French | taxonomie | Alternative form of taxinomie |
| 4 | English | taxo- | order, arrangement |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |