Where does “chenopod” come from?

chenopod (English) 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.

chenopod (English): Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot

Definitions

  1. Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot

Ancestry of “chenopod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →