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Where does “arthropodization” come from?

arthropodization (English) comes from English arthropod, from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

arthropodization (English): The appearance of hard, ring-like joints around...

Definitions

  1. The appearance of hard, ring-like joints around...

Ancestry of “arthropodization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharthropodAn invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda,...
2New LatinArthropoda—
3Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
4Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
5Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
6Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
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