Where does “phylogenist” come from?
phylogenist (English) comes from English phylogeny, from German Phylogenie, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
phylogenist (English): One who studies phylogeny
Definitions
- One who studies phylogeny
Ancestry of “phylogenist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phylogeny | The evolutionary history of groups of organisms,... |
| 2 | German | Phylogenie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |