Where does “supertaxa” come from?
supertaxa (English) comes from English taxa, from English taxon, from English taxonomy, from French taxonomie, from French -nomie, from Latin -nomia, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
supertaxa (English): plural of supertaxon
Definitions
- plural of supertaxon
Ancestry of “supertaxa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxa | plural of taxon |
| 2 | English | taxon | A group of one or more populations of an organism... |
| 3 | English | taxonomy | The science or the technique used to make a... |
| 4 | French | taxonomie | Alternative form of taxinomie |
| 5 | French | -nomie | -nomy |
| 6 | Latin | -nomia | -nomy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |