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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

  1. One who studies phylogeny

Ancestry of “phylogenist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphylogenyThe evolutionary history of groups of organisms,...
2GermanPhylogenie—
3Ancient Greekφῦλονa set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
4Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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