Where does “taxonymy” come from?

taxonymy (English) comes from English taxonym, from English -onym, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

taxonymy (English): The relationship of a taxonym to its...

Definitions

  1. The relationship of a taxonym to its...

Ancestry of “taxonymy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaxonymA hyponym that differs only by properties that...
2English-onymname; word
3Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
4Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα
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