Etymology

subtaxon

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Today it means: One of the elements within a taxon. Full definition →

English taxon ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishtaxon
  5. English todaysubtaxon

From sub- + taxon.

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