geotaxis
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces
- (biology) A downward movement
Etymology
Prefix from English taxis (arrangment of parts) root from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (touch, take hold of).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*teh₂g-
Gloss
touch, take hold of
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerotaxis English
- anataxis English
- anemotaxis English
- barotaxis English
- chemotaxis English
- chronotaxis English
- clinotaxis English
- cytotaxis English
- electrotaxis English
- fluxotaxis English
- galvanotaxis English
- gravitaxis English
- gyrotaxis English
- haptotaxis English
- heliotaxis English
- hemotaxis English
- heterotaxis English
- homotaxis English
- hydrotaxis English
- hypotaxis English
- infotaxis English
- intact English
- klinotaxis English
- leukotaxis English
- ligamentotaxis English
- magnetotaxis English
- mechanotaxis English
- mnemotaxis English
- odortaxis English
- oxytaxis English
- para-hypotaxis English
- parataxis English
- phobotaxis English
- phonotaxis English
- phototaxis English
- phyllotaxis English
- rhizotaxis English
- scototaxis English
- stereotaxis English
- syntax English
- tactful English
- tactility English
- tactless English
- tangential English
- taxidermal English
- taxis English
- taxocene English
- taxodont English
- taxonym English
- taxonymy English
- telotaxis English
- thermotaxis English
- thigmotaxis English
- tropotaxis English
- untactful English
- contactus Latin
- contingo Latin
- intactus Latin
- integer Latin
- tactilis Latin
- tactus Latin
- tangere Latin
- tangō Latin
- tāctus Latin
- tālāriā Latin
- intact French
- taxonomie French
- συντακτικός Ancient Greek
- τάξις Ancient Greek
- ταγός Ancient Greek
- τακτικός Ancient Greek
- *tag- Proto-Indo-European
- *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
- *þakwōną Proto-Germanic
- *tъknǫti Proto-Slavic
- εντάξει Greek (modern)
- teimlo Welsh
- թակարդ Old Armenian
- *tongeti Proto-Celtic
- *tangō Proto-Italic
- *taťťō Proto-Hellenic
- taxis
- syntax
- intact
- tactful
- taxonym
- oxytaxis
- taxocene
- anataxis
- taxodont
- taxonymy
- tactless
- homotaxis
- parataxis
- cytotaxis
- tactility
- odortaxis
- hypotaxis
- gyrotaxis
- hemotaxis
- telotaxis
- infotaxis
- aerotaxis
- untactful
- barotaxis
- chemotaxis
- klinotaxis
- haptotaxis
- gravitaxis
- heliotaxis
- fluxotaxis
- taxidermal
- phototaxis
- anemotaxis
- hydrotaxis
- tangential
- rhizotaxis
- leukotaxis
- clinotaxis
- phobotaxis
- phonotaxis
- scototaxis
- tropotaxis
- mnemotaxis
- heterotaxis
- thigmotaxis
- thermotaxis
- chronotaxis
- phyllotaxis
- stereotaxis
- magnetotaxis
- mechanotaxis
- electrotaxis
- galvanotaxis
- ligamentotaxis
- para-hypotaxis