Where does “arthropodal” come from?
arthropodal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
arthropodal (English): Relating to the Arthropoda
Definitions
- Relating to the Arthropoda
Ancestry of “arthropodal”, step by step
arthropodal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English arthropod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arthropod | An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda,... |
| 2 | New Latin | Arthropoda | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |