Meanings
adverbphylogenetically (comparative more phylogenetically, superlative most phylogenetically)
comparative more phylogenetically · superlative most phylogenetically
- based on phylogenetics
Origin
- Englishphylogenetic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishphylogenetically
From phylogenetic + -ally.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish fylogeneettisesti
- fylogeneettisestibased on phylogenetics
French phylogénétiquement
- phylogénétiquementbased on phylogenetics
Polish filogenetycznie
- filogenetyczniebased on phylogenetics
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APA
phylogenetically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phylogenetically
MLA
“phylogenetically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phylogenetically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phylogenetically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phylogenetically.
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