Roots of Common Terms in Speciation
Roots
L = Latin; G = Greek
Allopatric
allo = other, different (G); patra = fatherland (G)
Anagenesis
Ana = against, up, back (G); geneia = origin (G)
Cladogenesis
klados = plant shoot, branch; geneia = origin (G)
Emigration
ex = out (L); migrare = to move (L)
Immigration
in = into, in (L); migrare = to move (L)
Interspecific
inter = among, between (L); species = kind, sort (L)
Intraspecific
intra = inside, within (L); species = kind, sort (L)
Parapatric
para = beside, near (G); patra = fatherland (G)
Phylogeny
phylon = race, tribe (G); geneia = origin (G)
Population
populus = people (L)
Postzygotic
post = after (L); zygotos = yolked (G)
Prezygotic
pre = before (L); zygotos = yolked (G)
Sympatric
syn = with, together (G); patra = fatherland (G)
Taxa
taxis = arrangement, order (G)