Where does “λαγώπους” come from?
λαγώπους (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Λαγώς, from Ancient Greek λαγοωυσός, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
λαγώπους (Ancient Greek): something with feet like a hare; type of grouse
Definitions
- something with feet like a hare; type of grouse
Ancestry of “λαγώπους”, step by step
λαγώπους traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Λαγώς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Λαγώς | hare |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λαγοωυσός | with flabby ears |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Ancient Greek πούς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Ancient Greek λᾰγώς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λᾰγώς | hare |