Where does “ambulacriform” come from?

ambulacriform (English) comes from English ambulacrum, from Latin ambulācrum, from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

ambulacriform (English): Having the form of ambulacra

Definitions

  1. Having the form of ambulacra

Ancestry of “ambulacriform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishambulacrumA row of pores for the protrusion of appendages...
2LatinambulācrumA place for walking, a walk or promenade planted with trees (often near a house)
3Latinambulōto traverse, travel
4Latinambi-around, about
5Latinambōboth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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