Where does “cheliped” come from?
cheliped (English) comes from English ped, from English moped, from Swedish moped, from Swedish motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
cheliped (English): A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw
Definitions
- A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw
Ancestry of “cheliped”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ped | A pedestrian; A pedestal; A basket; a hamper; a... |
| 2 | English | moped | simple past tense and past participle of mope;... |
| 3 | Swedish | moped | a moped vehicle |
| 4 | Swedish | motor | engine, motor |
| 5 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |