Where does “polytypic” come from?

polytypic (English) comes from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polytypic (English): having several different taxa of the next lower...

Definitions

  1. having several different taxa of the next lower...

Ancestry of “polytypic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολῠ-many; much, a lot
2Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “polytypic”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →