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plesiomorphy

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Ancient Greek πλησίος (plēsíos) Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon)der. English plesio- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morphy English plesiomorphy From plesio- + -morphy.

  1. derived from -morphy English plesiomorphy From plesio- + -morphy
  2. derived from *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der✻

Definitions

  1. A character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestors

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for plesiomorphy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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