phylum
English
/ˈfaɪləm/
noun
Definitions
- (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
- (linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phylum derived from Ancient Greek φῦλον (tribe, genus, race, species).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φῦλον
Gloss
tribe, genus, race, species
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- infraphylum English
- interphylum English
- intraphylum English
- macrophylum English
- monophylum English
- paraphylum English
- phylo- English
- subphylum English
- superphylum English
- phylum Latin
- subphylum Latin
- Phylogenie German
- -γένεια Ancient Greek
- φῦλον Ancient Greek
- ἀλλόφυλος Ancient Greek
- ไฟลัม Thai
- φύλο Greek (modern)
- faila Swahili