Etymology of the English word taxonomy
the English word
taxonomyderived from the French word
taxonomiederived from the Greek word
taxis, τάξις (order; regular arrangement; (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity)
using the Greek suffix
-nomyDate
The earliest known usage of taxonomy in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
chemotaxonomy,
cytotaxonomyCognates
Dutch
taxonomie, French
taxonomie, German
Taxonomie, Norwegian
taksonomi, Swedish
taxonomiUsage
Word found in Modern English
