English
parataxis
Parataxis comes from Ancient Greek παράταξις ‘placement side by side’, from τάξις ‘arrangement’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- ‘to order, to establish, to rule’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teh₂g-‘to order, to establish, to rule’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tat͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτᾰ́σσω‘I arrange”, “I order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτάξιςtáxis‘arrangement’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαράταξιςparátaxis‘placement side by side’
- Englishtodayparataxis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teh₂g-‘to order, to establish, to rule’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tat͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτᾰ́σσω‘I arrange”, “I order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτάξιςtáxis‘arrangement’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαράταξιςparátaxis‘placement side by side’
- Englishtodayparataxis
Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- ‘to order, to establish, to rule’
Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō
Ancient Greek τᾰ́σσω ‘I arrange”, “I order’
Ancient Greek τάξις ‘arrangement, order’
English taxis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- ‘to order, to establish, to rule’
contact, taste, integrity, contingent, tangible, integrate, tame, attain, contiguous, tangent, tactile, contagion, tact, talon, taxonomy, contaminate, talus, thwack, 29 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō
Today it means
noun Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- / parataxis