taxidermia.
taxidermy
Meaning & usage
taxidermy
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der. Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek τᾰ́σσω (tắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis) Proto-Indo-European *der- Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek -δερμία (-dermía)der. Spanish -dermia Spanish taxidermia From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”) + Spanish -dermia.
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