Word: taxonomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tax
on
o
my
Definition: The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Morphemes:
Affix: taxo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: order, arrangement
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τάξις
Language: grc
Decoded: taxis
PoS: Noun
Meaning: arrangement, ordering
Affix: -nomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νόμος
Language: grc
Decoded: nomos
Meaning: law, custom