Where does “phylogeny” come from?
Phylogeny comes from German Phylogenie, from Ancient Greek φυλογένεια, derived from Ancient Greek φῦλον and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ǵenh₁- and bʰuH-.
phylogeny (English): The evolutionary history of groups of organisms,...
Definitions
- The evolutionary history of groups of organisms,...
Ancestry of “phylogeny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Phylogenie | phylogeny |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |