tassonomico

Tassonomico is an Italian adjective used primarily in biology and related disciplines to describe something related to taxonomy. The term derives from tassonomia, the Italian word for taxonomy, which itself comes from Greek taxis “arrangement” and nomos “law,” through Latin and Neo-Latin forms. The suffix -ico marks relation or pertaining to.

In practice, tassonomico modifies nouns describing classifications or naming systems: for example, “livello tassonomico” (taxonomic level), “descrizione tassonomica,” or “metodologia tassonomica.” The term is common in botany, zoology, paleontology, and systematics, where precise hierarchical grouping and nomenclature are central.

In non-biological contexts, tassonomico can refer to any hierarchical categorization scheme, including information science and data management, where a “struttura tassonomica” denotes an organizing framework based on a taxonomy. The concept underpins how entities are grouped, named, and related within a formal hierarchy.

In English-language writing, the equivalent term is “taxonomic”; in Italian texts the preferred form is “tassonomico.” See also taxonomy, systematics, nomenclature.