Etymology

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Today it means: A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces. Full definition →

English taxis ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ← Proto-Hellenic *gaya
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishtaxis
  7. English todaygeotaxis

From geo- + taxis.

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