Where does “taxonomie” come from?
taxonomie (French) comes from English taxo-, from Ancient Greek τάξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
taxonomie (French): Alternative form of taxinomie
Definitions
- Alternative form of taxinomie
Ancestry of “taxonomie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | taxo- | order, arrangement |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “taxonomie”