Etymology

phylo-

Today it means: tribes, races or phyla Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφύω (phúō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῦλον (phûlon)
  5. English todayphylo-

From Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, genus, species”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφῦλον all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.