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Where does “ἱμαντόπους” come from?

ἱμαντόπους (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ἱμαντόπους (Ancient Greek): spindleshanks; stilt

Definitions

  1. spindleshanks; stilt

Ancestry of “ἱμαντόπους”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “ἱμαντόπους”

  • himantopus
  • Himantopus
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