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Where does “cladograma” come from?

cladograma (Spanish) comes from Spanish clado-, from Ancient Greek κλάδος, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂dos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

cladograma (Spanish): cladogram

Definitions

  1. cladogram

Ancestry of “cladograma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishclado-clado-
2Ancient Greekκλάδοςyoung slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₂dos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
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