Where does “taxonomy” come from?
Taxonomy comes from French taxonomie, which derives from New Latin taxonomia, formed from Greek taxis meaning "arrangement" and -nomia meaning "system of laws or management."
taxonomy (English): The science or the technique used to make a...
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- The science or the technique used to make a...
Ancestry of “taxonomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | taxonomie | Alternative form of taxinomie |
| 2 | English | taxo- | order, arrangement |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |