Where does “taxonómico” come from?
taxonómico (Spanish) comes from Spanish taxonomía, from French taxonomie, 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.
taxonómico (Spanish): taxonomic
Definitions
- taxonomic
Ancestry of “taxonómico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | taxonomía | taxonomy |
| 2 | French | taxonomie | Alternative form of taxinomie |
| 3 | English | taxo- | order, arrangement |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |