List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names

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This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms.wikipedia

Latin

Latin languageLat.la

The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above.

In particular, Latin (and Ancient Greek) roots are used in English descriptions of theology, the sciences, medicine, and law.

Italic languages Latin alphabet Rome List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names List of Latin legal terms

Binomial nomenclature

scientific namebinomial namebinomial authority

The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above.

Carl Linnaeus Species Genus International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Homo sapiens

Glossary of scientific naming

ex errorenomen vanumnomen suppressum

For proper parts of the names themselves, see glossary of scientific names.

International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants Synonym (taxonomy)

List of Latin words with English derivatives

List of English words of Latin originLatinLatin words

List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names Loanword Latin spelling and pronunciation Nominative case Abdomen

List of Greek and Latin roots in English

Greek rootGreek rootsGreek and Latin roots in English

Greek language Latin Prefix Classical compound English words of Greek origin

List of commonly used taxonomic affixes

used in taxonomyeu-in taxonomy

Sauropoda List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names Affix Binomial nomenclature Ancient Greek

List of Latin place names used as specific names

List of Latin place names in Africa List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names Abancay Ethiopia North America

Classical language

classical languagesclassicalclassics

This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms.

Modern language Extinct language Egyptian language Sumerian language George L. Hart

Animal

Animaliaanimalsmetazoa

The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above.

Leiostyla Pogonomyrmex maricopa Deltoplastis Rhagoletis meigenii Bolla (butterfly)

Plant

Plantaeplantsflora

The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above.

Parasitic plant Kingdom (biology)Photosynthesis Alternation of generations Botany

Greek language

GreekAncient GreekModern Greek

The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above.

Modern Greek Greek alphabet Linear B Greece Latin script

Taxon

taxagrouppolytypic

The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above.

Class (biology)Clade International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Monophyly Fungus

Order (biology)

ordersuborderorders

The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa, such as orders and above.

Mammal Bird Family (biology)Class (biology)Kingdom (biology)

Carl Linnaeus

LinnaeusL.Carl von Linné

At the time when biologist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) published the books that are now accepted as the starting point of binomial nomenclature, Latin was used in Western Europe as the common language of science, and scientific names were in Latin or Greek: Linnaeus continued this practice.

Binomial nomenclature Homo sapiens Reindeer Uppsala University Linnaea borealis

Western Europe

WesternWestern EuropeanWest European

Ancient Rome Europe Western Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire Early Middle Ages

Classics

classicistclassical scholarclassical

Although Latin is now largely unused except by classical scholars, or for certain purposes in botany, medicine and the Roman Catholic Church, it can still be found in scientific names.

Humanities Latin Western world University of Cambridge William Shakespeare

Botany

botanistbotanicalplant biology

Although Latin is now largely unused except by classical scholars, or for certain purposes in botany, medicine and the Roman Catholic Church, it can still be found in scientific names.

Herbal medicine Fungus International Botanical Congress Phycology Plant physiology

Catholic Church

Roman CatholicCatholicRoman Catholic Church

Although Latin is now largely unused except by classical scholars, or for certain purposes in botany, medicine and the Roman Catholic Church, it can still be found in scientific names.