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Where does “phylo-” come from?

phylo- (German) comes from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “phylo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφῦλονa set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
2Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “phylo-”

  • phylogenetic
  • phylogenetically
  • phylogenetics
  • phylogenesis
  • nonphylogenetic
  • cophylogenetic
  • phylogenetisch
  • Phylogenese
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