Question

Taxonomy is the study of categories and classification, particularly in a scientific or technical context. What is the most likely etymology of the word taxonomy?

A.
English tax + Greek onomas “name”
B.
Greek taxis “arrangement” + nomos “law”
C.
English to- + Greek axon “tip” + Greek -oma “disease”
D.
English to- + Greek exo- “outside” + Greek nomos “law”

Answer 1

In general, taxonomy means the standard categorization and classification of the life on our planet Earth. Although, nowadays, it is also used to classify concepts and theories. Moreover, this word can be cut into two separate words belonging to the Greek language. Mentioned below is the break-down of the word "Taxonomy":

'taxis' which means 'arrangement' or 'order', plus, 'nomos' which is the word for 'law' or 'science' in the Attic Greek dialect.

Therefore, I conclude that from the given choices, "Option B" is correct.