English
superphylum
From super- + phylum.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, grow’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-lom
Ancient Greek φῡλή ‘tribe’
Ancient Greek φῦλον ‘tribe, race’
Latin phylum
English phylum
Today it means
noun A taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “superphylum”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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