Origin

from Greek phulon race

phylo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “race,” “tribe,” “kind”:

phylogeny.

Also, especially before a vowel, phyl-.

Origin

< Greek, combining form of phŷlon phylon

Related Words

phyl-
phylogeny

phylo-a word element meaning 'tribe'.

[Greek, combining form of phylon race, tribe]

phylo-
combining form
⇨ see phyl-

phylo-before a vowel phyl-, combining form of Gr. ϕῦλον, ϕυλή a tribe (see phyle, phylum), used in mod. scientific terms, mostly of biology. phyloaˈnalysis Psychol., analysis of an individual that takes account of him as part of a phylum (sense b); hence phyloˈanalyst; phyloanaˈlytic a. ˈphylocycle, the cycle or whole course of the development of a phylum; hence phyloˈcyclic a. phylogeˈrontic [gerontic] a., of or pertaining to the old age or stage of decay of a race or type of organisms. phylogeˈrontism, phylogerontic character or condition. phylonepiˈonic a. [Gr. νήπιος infant], of or pertaining to the nepionic stage of phylogenesis, or that following the embryonic (cf. phylembryonic). phyˈlopterous a. [Gr. πτερόν wing], of or pertaining to the Phyloptera, in some classifications a superorder of insects, containing the Neuroptera, Pseudoneuroptera, Orthoptera, and Dermaptera.1930T. Burrow in Psyche XI. ii. 67 (heading) Physiological behavior-reactions in the individual and the community: a study in *phyloanalysis.1940Hinsie & Shatzky Psychiatric Dict. 418/2 Phyloanalysis regards the symptoms of the individual and of society as but outer aspects of impaired tensional processes which affect the balance of the organism's internal reaction as a whole.1949T. Burrow Neurosis of Man vii. 168 Phyloanalysis set out with the attempt to analyse the affecto-symbolic ‘I’-persona and its special prerogative as commonly assumed by social man; and it undertook to differentiate this pseudo-entity from the organism's biological basis of integration and behaviour.1933W. Galt Phyloanalysis ii. i. 113 The *phyloanalyst does not at all credit the obvious manifestation.1932T. Burrow Struct. Insanity vi. 66 The aim, therefore, of the *phyloanalytic method is the application of a technique that will enable the patient to acquire a facility for rendering his own physiological tensions objectively perceptible to him.1893Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. XXVI. 109 It is proposed to use..*phylocycle or phylocyclon for [the cycle] of the phylum.Ibid. 124 Possibility of the simultaneous origin of phylocycles discussed.Ibid. 90 The oldest stages of different individuals of a species, and the corresponding *phylogerontic types of different groups arising from the same common ancestor, resemble each other.1902Amer. Naturalist XXXVI. 940 In the majority of specialized gastropods *phylogerontism is expressed, not in the non-coiling of the last portion of the spire, but in its expansion and wrapping about the earlier whorls.1902Webster Suppl. s.v. Phylo-, *Phylonepionic.

phylo-

before vowels phyl-, word-forming element from comb. form of Greek phylon, phyle "a tribe," also "a political subdivision in ancient Athens," from base of phyein "to bring forth, produce, make to grow," whence also physis "nature" (see physic).

phylo-
— see phyl-

phylo-

Prefix

Pertaining to or derived from tribes, races or phyla

Etymology

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

Derived terms

English words prefixed with phylo-

词汇	phylo-
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary Webster Wiktionary phylo- or (before a vowel) phyl- combining form tribe; race; phylum ⇒ phylogeny Origin from Greek phulon race phylo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “race,” “tribe,” “kind”: phylogeny. Also, especially before a vowel, phyl-. Origin < Greek, combining form of phŷlon phylon Related Words phyl- phylogeny phylo-a word element meaning 'tribe'. [Greek, combining form of phylon race, tribe] phylo- combining form ⇨ see phyl- phylo-before a vowel phyl-, combining form of Gr. ϕῦλον, ϕυλή a tribe (see phyle, phylum), used in mod. scientific terms, mostly of biology. phyloaˈnalysis Psychol., analysis of an individual that takes account of him as part of a phylum (sense b); hence phyloˈanalyst; phyloanaˈlytic a. ˈphylocycle, the cycle or whole course of the development of a phylum; hence phyloˈcyclic a. phylogeˈrontic [gerontic] a., of or pertaining to the old age or stage of decay of a race or type of organisms. phylogeˈrontism, phylogerontic character or condition. phylonepiˈonic a. [Gr. νήπιος infant], of or pertaining to the nepionic stage of phylogenesis, or that following the embryonic (cf. phylembryonic). phyˈlopterous a. [Gr. πτερόν wing], of or pertaining to the Phyloptera, in some classifications a superorder of insects, containing the Neuroptera, Pseudoneuroptera, Orthoptera, and Dermaptera.1930T. Burrow in Psyche XI. ii. 67 (heading) Physiological behavior-reactions in the individual and the community: a study in phyloanalysis.1940Hinsie & Shatzky Psychiatric Dict.* 418/2 Phyloanalysis regards the symptoms of the individual and of society as but outer aspects of impaired tensional processes which affect the balance of the organism's internal reaction as a whole.1949T. Burrow Neurosis of Man vii. 168 Phyloanalysis set out with the attempt to analyse the affecto-symbolic ‘I’-persona and its special prerogative as commonly assumed by social man; and it undertook to differentiate this pseudo-entity from the organism's biological basis of integration and behaviour.1933W. Galt Phyloanalysis ii. i. 113 The phyloanalyst does not at all credit the obvious manifestation.1932T. Burrow Struct. Insanity* vi. 66 The aim, therefore, of the phyloanalytic method is the application of a technique that will enable the patient to acquire a facility for rendering his own physiological tensions objectively perceptible to him.1893Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. XXVI. 109 It is proposed to use..phylocycle or phylocyclon for [the cycle] of the phylum.Ibid. 124 Possibility of the simultaneous origin of phylocycles discussed.Ibid. 90 The oldest stages of different individuals of a species, and the corresponding phylogerontic types of different groups arising from the same common ancestor, resemble each other.1902Amer. Naturalist XXXVI. 940 In the majority of specialized gastropods phylogerontism is expressed, not in the non-coiling of the last portion of the spire, but in its expansion and wrapping about the earlier whorls.1902Webster Suppl. s.v. Phylo-, Phylonepionic. phylo- before vowels phyl-, word-forming element from comb. form of Greek phylon, phyle "a tribe," also "a political subdivision in ancient Athens," from base of phyein "to bring forth, produce, make to grow," whence also physis "nature" (see physic). phylo-* — see phyl- phylo- Prefix Pertaining to or derived from tribes, races or phyla Etymology From Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe”). Derived terms ► English words prefixed with phylo- See also An automatic list of all pages on Wiktionary starting with phylo.
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