polythetic

polythetic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English polythetic

    From poly- + Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “arrangement”) + English -ic.

    Adjective

    polythetic (comparative more polythetic, superlative most polythetic)

    1. (of a class of things) Having many, but not all properties in common.
      A polythetic taxon is one where the constituent organisms share a large number of characteristics.
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