Where does “stereotaxis” come from?
stereotaxis (English) comes from English taxis, from Ancient Greek τάξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
stereotaxis (English): stereotaxic surgery; The movement of an organism...
Definitions
- stereotaxic surgery; The movement of an organism...
Ancestry of “stereotaxis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | taxis | The directional movement of an organism in... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |