Where does “taphonomy” come from?

taphonomy (English) comes from English -nomy, from French -nomie, from Latin -nomia, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

taphonomy (English): The study of the fate of the remains of organisms...

Definitions

  1. The study of the fate of the remains of organisms...

Ancestry of “taphonomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-nomya system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a...
2French-nomie-nomy
3Latin-nomia-nomy
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “taphonomy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from French -nomie →