phylogeny
/faɪˈlɒdʒəni/figh-LO-juh-nee
/faɪˈlɑdʒəni/figh-LAH-juh-nee
Meaningthe birth of tribes
Common meaning: the evolutionary history of a group
- phyla tribe, raceLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 875 · scan
- genyorigin, birth (Greek -geneia)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek φῦλον ‘a tribe, race’.
Roots
- φῦλον Greek “a tribe, race”
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