Etymology

taxonomy

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Today it means: The science, technique, or process used to make a classification. Full definition →

French taxonomie
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  1. French · borrowed fromtaxonomie
  2. English todaytaxonomy

Borrowed from French taxonomie. By surface analysis, taxo- + -nomy.

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