English Explanatory Dictionary

phylo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. tribes, races or phyla
  2. genus, species, when referring to living organisms

Word forms

phylo-

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”).

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