phylogeny

Noun

(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
A phylogenetic diagram.
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.

Examples

Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German Phylogenie, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866, a neologism created as if borrowed from a Classic Greek word φυλογένεια (phulogéneia), composed from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, genus, species”) + Ancient Greek -γένεια (-géneia, “-geny (generation, production)”).

Synonyms

evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis

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