prefix
Meaning 1
tribes, races or phyla
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
phylo-
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prefix
Meaning 2
genus, species, when referring to living organisms
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon)der. English phylo- From Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, genus, species”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: phylo- — tribes
- Irish: fíli- — tribes
- Italian: filo- — tribes
- Polish: filo- — tribes
- Sicilian: filu- — tribes