τάξις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • arrangement, ordering
  • battle array, order of battle
  • (military) rank, line of soldiers
  • post, place, position, rank
  • division, brigade, company, cohort
  • band, company
  • arrangement, disposition, manner, nature
  • assessment
  • order, good order
  • duty
  • order, class

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek τᾰ́σσω (I arrange, place, I order) 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
🥲

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms