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Where does “taxinomique” come from?

taxinomique (French) comes from French taxinomie, 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...

taxinomique (French): taxonomic

Definitions

  1. taxonomic

Ancestry of “taxinomique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaxinomietaxonomy
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...
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