taxonomies

noun

practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

Roots

taxistax- · Greek · arrangement, order nomos-nom · Greek · law, order

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The word taxonomies breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: tax-, from Greek taxis (“arrangement, order”); and -nom, from Greek nomos (“law, order”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.